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How do we think about taking down controversial statues in the UK? How do we think about taking down controversial statues in the UK?
We have every right to take the statues down We have every right to take the statues down
How dare they tear down our statues How dare they tear down our statues
We should approach the statues issue with caution We should approach the statues issue with caution
The statues sustain structural oppression The statues sustain structural oppression
The controversial statues celebrate evil acts The controversial statues celebrate evil acts
The controversial statues venerate evil people The controversial statues venerate evil people
The controversial statues oppress UK ethnic minorities The controversial statues oppress UK ethnic minorities
The controversial statues represent UK history inaccurately The controversial statues represent UK history inaccurately
Having controversial statues in a museum sanctifies evil Having controversial statues in a museum sanctifies evil
The controversial statues legitimise racism The controversial statues legitimise racism
The controversial UK statues destroy the intellectual health of the public The controversial UK statues destroy the intellectual health of the public
Controversial statues hide deep injustice Controversial statues hide deep injustice
The controversial statues debate shows how Britain's democratic channels have failed us The controversial statues debate shows how Britain's democratic channels have failed us
This is the revolutionary resistance we have been waiting for This is the revolutionary resistance we have been waiting for
The people tearing down controversial statues are erasing British history The people tearing down controversial statues are erasing British history
We must defend British culture against those who tear down controversial statues in the UK We must defend British culture against those who tear down controversial statues in the UK
The violent mob are race traitors The violent mob are race traitors
We have been forced to accept multiculturalism against our will We have been forced to accept multiculturalism against our will
All lives matter, so tearing down controversial statues in the UK is wrong All lives matter, so tearing down controversial statues in the UK is wrong
The police are working in the interests of the enemy when they support those who tear down controversial statues The police are working in the interests of the enemy when they support those who tear down controversial statues
Non-whites should go back to where they came from rather than tearing down controversial statues Non-whites should go back to where they came from rather than tearing down controversial statues
This is an attack on the white working class This is an attack on the white working class
The controversial statues are an attack on the UK's white majority The controversial statues are an attack on the UK's white majority
We should find ways to give more context to these controversial statues in the UK We should find ways to give more context to these controversial statues in the UK
Controversial statues have an educational purpose in the UK Controversial statues have an educational purpose in the UK
Our approach to storytelling UK statues is flawed Our approach to storytelling UK statues is flawed
The UK controversial statues debate is about the decline of the West The UK controversial statues debate is about the decline of the West
The UK controversial statues debate is an opportunity to think about how we look at history The UK controversial statues debate is an opportunity to think about how we look at history
The controversial statues are a distraction from the real issue at hand in the UK The controversial statues are a distraction from the real issue at hand in the UK
We should focus on the UK's present, not its past We should focus on the UK's present, not its past
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How do we think about taking down controversial statues in the UK?
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How dare they tear down our statues

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We have been forced to accept multiculturalism against our will

Britain is a white country. Multiculturalism has been given centre place in the national agenda against our will.
Nigel Farage
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The Argument

The tearing down of statues represent a changing of beliefs by the government. However, these beliefs, such as the larger integration of multiculturalism and immigration are not widely accepted by the British. 44 percent of British citizens had said they would prefer a decrease in immigration in 2019, while only 17 percent wanted more immigration.[1] The influx of multicultural beliefs has come from the government of the United Kingdom, while the population has to accept these values with no say.[2] This can be emphasized in the fact that in 2019, the European Parliament adopted a new resolution on the fundamental rights of people of African people in the European Union, the same year as the statistics above.[3] British people, in general, have great pride in their colonial past. [4] Which was historically very British in population and values. [5]

Counter arguments

The idea that the British population, in general, is not accepting of the values imposed by removing the statues does not make sense, as this toppling of statues did not start with the government, but with large citizen protests across Britain.[6]

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References

  1. https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/uk-public-opinion-toward-immigration-overall-attitudes-and-level-of-concern/
  2. https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/global-social-challenges/2019/05/21/whiteness-and-imperial-nostalgia-in-brexit-britain/
  3. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/brexit/2019/10/07/talking-with-british-people-of-colour-in-the-eu27/
  4. https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/global-social-challenges/2019/05/21/whiteness-and-imperial-nostalgia-in-brexit-britain/
  5. https://core.ac.uk/display/103178331
  6. https://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/2020/06/the-urge-to-destroy-is-also-a-creative-urge/
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