'That's rubbish!' Britons say NO to calls demanding removal of beloved Nelson's column
BRITISH and foreign tourists have harshly rejected calls to remove Admiral Nelson's column from its iconic spot in Trafalgar Square due the commanders alleged "white-supremacist" roots.
British public say no to tearing down Nelson's column
Calls to topple Nelson’s column have been met with resounding nos from members of the British and foreign public.
Human rights lawyer and opinionist Afua Hirsh suggested the monument should be removed as it celebrates Britain’s colonial past and an alleged “white-supremacist.”
A man visiting London with his family told RT UK: “ As you see, everybody seems to enjoy it. I don’t think it should be removed.”
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Taking pictures of the column, another man questioned the demand: “Time to get rid of Nelson? No, why?”
Other passersby were also not keen on the proposal, saying that the statue “doesn’t do any harm.”
Ms Hirsch claimed the monument celebrating one of Britain's greatest naval commanders was an unwelcome connection to a “brutal” past.
She said: “The people so energetically defending statues of Britain’s white supremacists remain entirely unconcerned about righting the persistent wrong.”
Londoners rail against calls to topple Nelson's Column
The debate over maintaining statues celebrating historical figures connected to slavery arose in the UK after a similar discourse sparked a deadly car attack in the United States.
A woman died during protests against a white-supremacist group campaigning to preserve a monument honouring Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Charlottesville, Virginia.
32-years-old Heather Heyer was killed when a car mowed down the protesting crowd.
Tory MEP Daniel Hannan commented on Ms Hirsh's demands on Twitter, saying: "Now, it seems, Nelson must fall. This is where competitive virtue signaling leads."