#Statues

Helene von Bismarck

HeleneBismarck

So what is this grand #GlobalBritain project that PM @BorisJohnson spoke of in his announcement of the #DfIDmerger yesterday, and what does Britain's #history, and the debate about its representation

Uberboyo

uberboyo

Nietzsche on StatuesA ThreadWhat do these figures carved in stone matter?What difference does it make if they are pulled down?What does it say when they are removed? We could begin

Jeannette Ng 吳志麗

jeannette_ng

a pilgrimage to see Ai Weiwei's Iron Tree, cast from found wood out of iron and bolted together; a visceral beauty of something new and whole, different but carrying the

Mark Joseph Stern

mjs_DC

If I were Berman, I’d tell Barr I’m not leaving office until Trump *actually* fires me, because it’s pretty clear that he didn’t and Barr is just lying (again).https://twitter.com/w7voa/status/1274432902470737920 Barr’s

Haytien 🇭🇹

haitianrevolut2

Les héros nationaux d’Haïti sont représentés dans le monde.Toussaint (France, Bénin, Réunion, cuba, Québec, Montréal, États-Unis )Petion (Équateur, Cuba, Colombie)Dessalines (Équateur, Bénin ?)Commentez le nom du héros et le

Ridvan Aydemir | Apostate Prophet

ApostateRidvan

Mohammad owned numerous slaves, had sex-slaves, over 11 wives, a child bride that he married at 6, and he was a warlord who ordered to slaughter and enslave nonbelievers. There

Mary Lewis

profmarylewis

1. The controversy now brewing in France about statues has been interesting to follow. https://news.yahoo.com/top-french-historian-slams-macrons-hardline-stance-statues-103852588.html?soc_src=hl-viewer&soc_trk=tw via @YahooNews 2. As @A

Dr Adam Rutherford

AdamRutherford

Oh we're still talking about statues are we? This is a vapid, superficial failure of an argument and it bugs me that an MP who read history at a top

Liam Duffy

LiamSD12

Months of rioting in several US cities. People murdered in downtown “autonomous zones”, police officers assaulted, public history destroyed (no, not confederate statues) & countless businesses ruined. Is the extremism

B 🐺

bellzino00

Felt like it’s time to make this thread to educate the streets cause I’m tired of racist people using the same arguments and trying to discredit/gaslight/invalidate and patronise every single

Kate Beaton

beatonna

I've been watching the calls for removal of John A. MacDonald statues, the red paint thrown on them, the marches and demonstrations, and I hope it is done. I hope

Lyra D. Monteiro, PhD

intersectionist

THREAD: "Heritage, Not Hate" is a fucking brilliant slogan. On the level of "Pro-Life" or "family values" brilliant.It frames the conversation around an opposition between the two terms, such that

Evan Levine

LevineRx

[THREAD] Details of an incredible bronze statuette of Poseidon, recently on display at the NAM, #Athens!An exceptional example of the Lateran Poseidon, it was found with 17(!) other bronzes in

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

ThreadHow dishonest is Joe Scarborough @JoeNBC?THIS dishonest. George Floyd died May 25, 2020.Portland's riots began May 27.Seattle's riots began May 27.Los Angeles's riots began May 27.DHS Rapid Deployment Teams were

Lafayette Lee

OrangePartisan

1. The woke phenomenon is a product of an elite clerisy siloed in tech companies and western universities. While it seeks to disintegrate traditional culture and social order- engendering contempt

Nada Elmikashfi

nadaelmikashfi

In short, statues have sat in front of our buildings as Wisconsin has become the most segregated state in the country and as injustices have occurred time and time again.

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