I think there are better ways to teach future generations about slave traders than erecting enormous fucking monuments in their honourhttps://twitter.com/francesweetman/status/1269645909681455105 …
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Replying to @sarahmanavis
Where have I suggested or supported putting up monuments?
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Replying to @francesweetman
Where you say you err on the side of thinking tearing down this one is a bad idea? And where you say memorials can help teach people directly after that?
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Replying to @sarahmanavis @francesweetman
Imo I would simply not criticise people for tearing down a monument of a man who was made famous by literally buying and selling black people
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Replying to @sarahmanavis
Is not knocking a statue down the same as wanting to put one up, Sarah?
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Replying to @francesweetman
I would argue, Frances, that defending keeping up a statue of a man made famous for slave trade isn’t much better
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Replying to @francesweetman
I did! Not the same, but it’s very revealing that you think one is significantly better
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Replying to @sarahmanavis
Again, I haven't stated that. Is your reporting this sloppy? I said I err on the side of thinking it's a bad idea, I haven't said I think it's the worst thing in the world and I wrote this with what I thought was clearly a sceptical tone, indicating I might be wrong.
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What do you hope people get out of your statement? You say you err towards thinking it’s a bad idea because future generations could learn from it. I posit that I disagree, and that erecting statues to slave traders is DEFINITELY bad and taking them down is DEFINITELY good
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Replying to @sarahmanavis
Again, that's also not what you said. You said *erecting* monuments to educate was bad, and I'd never suggested it was good. I agree with you that erecting statues to slave traders is bad, and I honestly find it abhorrent you've tried to suggest I think otherwise.
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