RACE WAR POLITICS
For those who are already mightily bored of hearing about the impending anniversary of the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade in 1807, there is also the more zealous aspects of the event to contend with.
One example is the pronouncement by the National Trust that it plans to highlight the ‘slave heritage’ of its historic buildings by listing those houses which it claims were built using the profits of slavery.
An Anti-Slavery International exhibition will visit 4 Trust properties in London and a ‘fantasy castle’ in Wales supposedly once owned by a pro-slavery MP. The next edition of the National Trust Magazine will include an article by Jacqueline Roy [a black lecturer at the Manchester Metropolitan University] who has stated [italics are the English Rights Campaign’s own emphasis]:
The National Trust’s director of communications, Ivor Dawnay has said:
Those of us who do not go on and on about the slave trade, which took place back in the 18th century, are not hiding from anything. We have no reason to be vilified by various assorted lefties who perhaps should concern themselves with the communist genocide of the 20th century which cost the lives of more than 100million people - something for which they should take some responsibility.
Those of us who have never supported nor apologised for communism certainly are not going to take any lectures in morality from those who did, and often still do.
That Jacqueline Roy is speculating on which furniture etc is ‘likely’ to have been funded by slavery shows the weakness of the holier than thou rhetoric emanating from such people. They are simply making it up as they go along, and trying to exaggerate and interpret the past for their own political ends.
There is no reason why Jacqueline Roy’s ancestors should be particularly visible in England. Her ancestors were in Africa. The ancestors of England are the English and we have no reason to be guilty for that fact either.
We can do very nicely without the Marxist interpretation of 18th century history.
That the National Trust has involved itself in such race war politics demonstrates the extent to which virtually every institution in England has been taken over by the politically correct. Removing political correctness from England will be a major task that must be pursued with determination.
One example is the pronouncement by the National Trust that it plans to highlight the ‘slave heritage’ of its historic buildings by listing those houses which it claims were built using the profits of slavery.
An Anti-Slavery International exhibition will visit 4 Trust properties in London and a ‘fantasy castle’ in Wales supposedly once owned by a pro-slavery MP. The next edition of the National Trust Magazine will include an article by Jacqueline Roy [a black lecturer at the Manchester Metropolitan University] who has stated [italics are the English Rights Campaign’s own emphasis]:
‘Most of these houses were built on the backs of slaves. The rich tapestries, sweeping staircases and fine furniture are likely to have been funded by slavery. And yet my ancestors remain invisible. There are no plaques no memorials, little mention at all - just a few images of slave boys in paintings.’
The National Trust’s director of communications, Ivor Dawnay has said:
‘This is a very important anniversary year and we think it’s important we live up to historical truth. It is historical truth which is important, not whether we should feel guilty or not. That properties were built using money from slavery is just a reality that all British citizens must live with and confront rather than hide from.’
Those of us who do not go on and on about the slave trade, which took place back in the 18th century, are not hiding from anything. We have no reason to be vilified by various assorted lefties who perhaps should concern themselves with the communist genocide of the 20th century which cost the lives of more than 100million people - something for which they should take some responsibility.
Those of us who have never supported nor apologised for communism certainly are not going to take any lectures in morality from those who did, and often still do.
That Jacqueline Roy is speculating on which furniture etc is ‘likely’ to have been funded by slavery shows the weakness of the holier than thou rhetoric emanating from such people. They are simply making it up as they go along, and trying to exaggerate and interpret the past for their own political ends.
There is no reason why Jacqueline Roy’s ancestors should be particularly visible in England. Her ancestors were in Africa. The ancestors of England are the English and we have no reason to be guilty for that fact either.
We can do very nicely without the Marxist interpretation of 18th century history.
That the National Trust has involved itself in such race war politics demonstrates the extent to which virtually every institution in England has been taken over by the politically correct. Removing political correctness from England will be a major task that must be pursued with determination.
posted by erc @ 8:56 pm
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