Comments by "jumble stiltskin" (@jumblestiltskin1365) on "An explanatory plaque, providing context, for the statue of Nelson Mandela in Parliament Square" video.

  1. He would look far better melted down for pottery or adorning a river bed if this history is anything to go by.
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  2. Almost as if the man had seen the future somehow. Great words.
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  3. There must be a canal or a river somewhere nearby.
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  4. Considering what a prat, cheat and greedy article his missus was I can hardly blame him for moments of rage.
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  5.  @deryeoman5013  yes this is true
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  6.  @vordman  well it certainly would. Way I see it if some can judge people so easily who lived hundreds of years ago through the knowing eyes of modern values and do away with their history, others can equally and far more easily judge modern day statues and have them and their legacy thrown into the river. What's good for goose is good for gander. Equality is everything we are so often told.
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