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Paul Musgrave @profmusgrave Jun 7Protesters Say Statue Tripped, Fell Into Water
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Bristol George Floyd protest: Slave Trader statue toppled
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/08/edward-colston-statue-history-slave-trader-bristol-protest
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I can think of a few other public "monuments" to racism who could do with a similar dunking.
Ford_Prefect
Jun 2020
#6
I had in mind a few of those breathing "monuments" who pretend to serve the people.
Ford_Prefect
Jun 2020
#10
I saw the statue jump and scream "F BLM" and "F Antifa" as it entered the water.
IronLionZion
Jun 2020
#16
That statue CLEARLY had pre-existing conditions that lead to his sinking underwater so
FailureToCommunicate
Jun 2020
#22