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What is the intellectual framing of the UK statues debate? What is the intellectual framing of the UK statues debate?
"Taking the statues down is an 'iconoclasm of the Woke!'" "Taking the statues down is an 'iconoclasm of the Woke!'"
"Taking down the statues redresses protracted injustice" "Taking down the statues redresses protracted injustice"
"This crisis is an attack on the state!" "This crisis is an attack on the state!"
"We should re-imagine what these statues stand for!" "We should re-imagine what these statues stand for!"
We are witnessing a revolution against Western civilisation We are witnessing a revolution against Western civilisation
Toppling statues represents a juvenile understanding of history Toppling statues represents a juvenile understanding of history
This is a racist attack on the UK's helpless white majority This is a racist attack on the UK's helpless white majority
The statues crisis typifies the rising tide of cancel culture The statues crisis typifies the rising tide of cancel culture
This is the latest battleground in the West's desperate fight for moral authority This is the latest battleground in the West's desperate fight for moral authority
The fight against injustice should focus on changing the present The fight against injustice should focus on changing the present
The crisis forces us to confront the scourge of racism The crisis forces us to confront the scourge of racism
Statues should not distract us from the real issue at hand Statues should not distract us from the real issue at hand
Statues do not offer opportunity for nuanced debate Statues do not offer opportunity for nuanced debate
We are experiencing a long overdue political resistance We are experiencing a long overdue political resistance
The toppling of statues is an aggressive attack from liberal imperialism The toppling of statues is an aggressive attack from liberal imperialism
The crisis is an affront to the British values we hold dear The crisis is an affront to the British values we hold dear
Vandalism is art Vandalism is art
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"Taking the statues down is an 'iconoclasm of the Woke!'"

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This is the latest battleground in the West's desperate fight for moral authority

The West has been in decline for over a century. The Empire where once the sun never set, is now a tiny island nation frequently in thrall to those it ruled over. This has been a long time coming. We are now in the midst of a culture war between those who still hold an imperialist vision of Britain, and those who see it for what is now is. We are now at the climax of this battle. Removing these statues forces us all to acknowledge our struggle for Western moral and cultural authority. Hopefully, it will be the wake up call we need to adapt our current positions, and claw back what we are fast losing. Proponents include author Frank Furedi.
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