Are We Becomming A Nation Of Handwringers?

[ToraToraTora]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-62824881
More 5C self flagellating cobras.

[naomi24]

I care, mozz. I don’t know of any country that erects statues to people who’ve fought against it or that constantly denigrates itself. We do seem determined to self-flagellate.

[gulliver1]

Just loved the part when Thatchers statue was being unloaded of the lorry and being lowered onto the plinth with a rope around its neck.

[Mozz71]

Sounds like he had a similar effect on Malawi to Gandhi's on India, including standing up to the British. I'm sure there are plenty of statues of Gandhi in the UK.

Personally, I could do without statues of anybody being erected, but by the same measure, I can't get flustered over what I see to be such a trivial matter.

[naomi24]

What a little rebel you are, Gulliver.

[Mozz71]

Not the word I would use to describe him Naomi.

[naomi24]

I quite like statues, mozz. If I have time to stop
I never pass one without stopping to find out who it is.

[Mozz71]

Give me a nice stained-glass window any day Naomi. :-)

[naomi24]

Those too. :o)

[ichkeria]

“self flagellating cobras.”

An intriguing image conjured there

[gulliver1]

Part two. Especially when Thatchers statue started swinging in the wind and almost fell to the ground with a sort of trapdoor effect.

[TheChair]

TTT wringing his hands about a statue, and all the usual suspects joining in - frantically wringing their little hands. To quote a popular figure on AB: "You couldn't make it up".