Cornwallis statue removed

[Hoid]

Good to see this ass wipe expunged.

 

[Murphy]

As usual, you're a putz. He needed to be removed because he was British.

Life would be easier for you to understand if you took some time to read.

Now shhh.

 

[Curious Cdn]

Another historic re-write.

Did you know that there were no slaves in Canada?

 

[petros]

Shhhhh!

 

[Hoid]

Another historic re-write.

Did you know that there were no slaves in Canada?

putting him up was the rewrite.

 

[Curious Cdn]

putting him up was the rewrite.

Well, sure it was.

There are many similar windmills to tilt at, around the country... anything to do with John A. as we well know. How about Champlain? Jacques Cartier? Corneilius Van Horne? MacKenzie King? David Thompson? John Cabot? Wilfred Laurier? The cross on Mount Royal? All are tainted somehow by history. Tear them all down. Change the place names. Edit the history books. Correct this incorrect country.

 

[Murphy]

Hoid isn't a reader. He has never heard of most of them. His world appears to be one of fantasy and television.

 

[Hoid]

Well, sure it was.

There are many similar windmills to tilt at, around the country... anything to do with John A. as we well know. How about Champlain? Jacques Cartier? Corneilius Van Horne? MacKenzie King? David Thompson? John Cabot? Wilfred Laurier? The cross on Mount Royal? All are tainted somehow by history. Tear them all down. Change the place names. Edit the history books. Correct this incorrect country.

How about telling the truth about what happened?

Or is that still impossible?

 

[Curious Cdn]

How about telling the truth about what happened?

Or is that still impossible?

There's truth and then there's truth but what does not exist is objective truth. One group will always view someone like Cornwallis with pride and another with revulsion. The solution is an old fashioned Stalinist one...erase the person and all memory of their existence.

 

[Murphy]

Why don't you tell the truth, Flossy? At least the truth as you believe it. I bet you cannot. This post isn't working out for you, Flossy. Why don't spin a yarn for us to laugh at?

 

[Walter]

For the left history starts tomorrow.

 

[B00Mer]

What’s wrong with Cornwallis??

People have thier tighty whities all in a bunch over history again.

I was raised in Cornwall, ON

 

[Hoid]

For the left history starts tomorrow.

for the right history is whatever they want to believe

 

[Durry]

I was raised in Cornwall, ON

So that's your problem eh,

I guess you will never recover, learn to cope

 

[Murphy]

for the right history is whatever they want to believe

Ah, I think someone hurt Flossy's feelings. You should be in bed. Off you go.

 

[JLM]

Hoid isn't a reader. He has never heard of most of them. His world appears to be one of fantasy and television.

You noticed that too, eh?

What’s wrong with Cornwallis??

People have thier tighty whities all in a bunch over history again.

I was raised in Cornwall, ON

I'd guess it has something to do with his treatment of the locals upon his arrival. NOt sure there's a connection between Cornwallis and Cornwall. I would suspect Cornwall ON. was named after the county in England.

 

[Curious Cdn]

There are one of two others on here who know about this place.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFB_Cornwallis

 

[Hoid]

The naming conventions in this country are so ****ed up it isn't funny.

I would be pro-renaming anything that was named after a white man.

 

[Murphy]

Flossy, the naming conventions here are the same as any other place. Stop taking recreational drugs and get to bed on time. Your high school friend is a loser and will get you into trouble.

I'm surprised your parents haven't done anything.

 

[Twin_Moose]

Rally held to celebrate Cornwallis removal

HALIFAX - For decades, Mi'kmaq elder and historian Daniel Paul says hasn't been able to walk through Edward Cornwallis Park in Halifax without the bronze figure of the city's controversial founder staring down at him.

After more than 30 years trying to shed light on what he sees as Cornwallis's atrocities against his ancestors, Paul joined a group of demonstrators Sunday at the site where a statue of Cornwallis had been taken down just days before.
"To me, it was a symbol of white supremacist thinking," Paul told reporters about the statue that stood in the park for some 85 years.

"I'm glad that our Nova Scotia society is progressing to the extent where the general population is beginning to view something like that as an impediment to good relations."
Demonstrators played drums and sang an Indigenous honour song on Sunday as dozens of people gathered to revel in the removal of the Cornwallis statue from the park bearing his name.

The statue "had such a nice view," organizer Suzanne Patles said with a laugh as she stood on the concrete platform. "But it's our view now, because we're taking over ... It's time for the Indigenous uprising."

The event had originally been billed as a "Removing Cornwallis" rally to protest the statue, but that all changed after Halifax councillors voted last week to place the monument in storage while awaiting a decision about its long-term fate.

While only a fraction of the hundreds of Facebook users who had expressed interest in the event showed up, the mood was jovial as activists hailed the statue's removal as a victory in their years-long campaign to rid Halifax of its many Cornwallis tributes.

A smudging ceremony was performed to rid the park of what Patles described as the "lingering negativity" left behind by the statue.
"It was empowering to know our collective efforts were successful and that we were able to stand in the place where a genocidal statue used to stand," Patles said in an interview. "It just goes to show the power of the people, with us being able to be here today and celebrate his removal."

Patles said she hopes this is just the beginning of the city's efforts to reconcile with its Mi'kmaq population, adding that Sunday's event was meant to "keep the pressure on."
Mi'kmaq activist Rebecca Moore, who helped organize the event, said she had always expected to see the Cornwallis statue removed, but was surprised that Halifax council had acted so quickly.
"It was kind of emotional to be standing there ... It was an honour, actually. It's a moment I'll never forget," she told reporters. "I hope to see a domino effect here, and I think that we will."
The statue had become a flashpoint for competing narratives about Cornwallis's legacy in recent years. Some see the former Nova Scotia governor as a brave leader who founded Halifax, while others view him as the impetus of a 1749 scalping proclamation against Mi'kmaq inhabitants.
After a municipal process to re-examine Cornwallis commemorations was derailed about a week ago, Halifax council considered a staff report that highlighted rising tensions around the statue, saying Sunday's protest could result in damage to the statue and personal injury.

Police came to the park on Sunday to monitor the peaceful demonstration, and at least one person showed up at the gathering to push back against the statue's removal, expressing concerns about history being erased.
But Moore, who helped organize the event, said the goal was to "unearth" a fuller account of history that recognizes the injustices suffered by the Mi'kmaq people.
People on both sides of the debate agreed that putting the statue in a museum, with plaques outlining its historical context, could be a reasonable compromise.
Shortly after the crowd dispersed on Sunday, a reporter for the Indigenous network APTN tweeted a photo of a teepee that had been erected near where the statue had stood.

A lotta mixed messages here I thought it was about colonialism and not revolution