[Kizzy]

History is being re written, he is lauded as a saint due to his 'charitable' posthumous work... and it just wasn't the case was it?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Merry Kizzmas

History is being re written, he is lauded as a saint due to his 'charitable' posthumous work... and it just wasn't the case was it?

No thats a Viewpoint


I do not get Political on this.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by arista

No thats a Viewpoint


I do not get Political on this.

Yes it's my viewpoint :/
You did agree with the stance that opposition to the statue were ISIS like, is that your political, moral or ethical view?

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Merry Kizzmas

History is being re written, he is lauded as a saint due to his 'charitable' posthumous work... and it just wasn't the case was it?

And yet everyone on here knows that he had a questionable record, despite his charitable work. It's not only you who knows, you know. Everyone knows. And most people understand that a man who died that long ago would have been a creature of his time and not of ours.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Livia

And yet everyone on here knows that he had a questionable record, despite his charitable work. It's not only you who knows, you know. Everyone knows. And most people understand that a man who died that long ago would have been a creature of his time and not of ours.

Not really as we abolished all slavery in 1833, he had to travel to south Africa to continue the exploitation.
I'm not interested in what is or isn't known by whom on the subject, I'm just presenting my take on the issue.