We should be interested to note too that the statue of him which was torn down was not erected until 1846 – some 174 years after his death, during the reign of Victoria – ‘the famine queen.’ Statues are rarely set up to celebrate people. Even though it is a person on the pedestal, if it were the case that great people were memorialised in this way simply because of their greatness or their contribution to their community, city, or nation, we would not be able to move for statues. There just is not enough bronze in the world. Such statues are erected to glorify ideas and ideals...
Scotland’s Battle for History
Our desire for independence is rooted in our awareness of our identity as a distinct identity from that of England, and integral to our better understanding of our identity is a better knowledge of our past. It is precisely this fear of self-discovery that make the unionist a revisionist.
Post-Colonialism is the Premeditated Crime of Empire
Follow @UrFhasaidh Every so often a little gem does the rounds over the internet, and, like any other meme, gets passed from person to person like a virus until it enters into the public imagination as a statement of fact. This is why we are taught that it is important to check and verify our … Continue reading Post-Colonialism is the Premeditated Crime of Empire
