London’s Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan has turned London into a cesspool of crime, with heightened jihadist threats stemming in large part from mass migration. Meanwhile, Khan blames the coronavirus lockdown for his own “improper leadership,” which actually started at the beginning of his tenure as mayor.
Now, to add insult to injury, “two large sculptures celebrating mass migration will be unveiled in London next year.” This follows efforts to erase London history by Black Lives Matter and Sadiq Khan:
Black Lives Matter supporters have drawn up a “hit list” of dozens of statues after Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, said controversial monuments should be removed to avoid causing offence.
“London to Erect Statues Celebrating Mass Migration,” by Virginia Hale, Breitbart, June 22, 2020:
Two large sculptures celebrating mass migration will be unveiled in London next year, the Guardian has revealed.
It was announced Monday, on the UK’s second ever ‘Windrush Day’, that works by artists Thomas J Price and Veronica Ryan will be erected in London’s Hackney borough in 2021. Windrush Day commemorates the beginning of the modern mass migration era in Britain in 1948, and was instituted in 2018 after some members of that original generation of post-war migrant arrivals were detained and deported because of government error, causing a significant scandal.
The pieces, which include a sculpture of fruit and a nine-foot statue of a Hackney local are “a statement of pride” for members of the so-called Windrush generation and their descendants, according to the Mayor of Hackney, Philip Glanville.
The Labour politician said the new works would not be “an answer to the statue conversation” that has emerged with the Black Lives Matter protests, which have seen demonstrators vandalise and tear down sculptures of white figures across the UK.
“But I think it’s an early down payment on righting some of that wrong, and a chance to see more diverse people represented in a public realm,” he said in remarks reported by the Guardian.
Price, whose past works are typified by naturalistic sculptures of BAME males (pictured, above), told the Guardian he hoped the statues would highlight a deficit of non-white statues in Britain, asserting that “representation is incredibly important”.
“It’s been so lacking, we just haven’t had it. You can count on one hand the number of public sculptures of statues of non-white people, and it’s even worse for black people. You have to be Nelson Mandela. It’s incredible. And yet that is just seen as normal,” he said.
His piece, the liberal newspaper reports, will be a nine-foot-tall bronze figure, “created by using photo archives and digital 3D scans” of residents of London’s Hackney borough, the population of which is 40 per cent BAME and 36 per cent white British, according to the last census.
Price commented: “For the people who are here today who are British, but have to answer that question of: ‘Where you really from?’ They can see there’s a sculpture standing nine foot high, looking like someone they know, in the centre of Hackney.”….
wpm says
So they want to do away with statues of individuals whose effects help built western cultural and defended cultural ,because they are not perfect people(who is perfect ? ) .To make a 9 foot tall ‘Frankenstein” statue of the collected masses what better why to honor dehumanize to honor communist collected group belief the new religion of the woke left.We cannot honor individual people who are not perfect,we must honor a collective mass ,the idea of the power of individual though and advancement threw individual hard work must be crushed!
gravenimage says
Good post, wpm.
Giacomo Latta says
Oh, come on, praise those who made your country such a great place that it attracted and even invited without vetting those from halfback-assward cesspools? How old-fashioned! Today’s heroes are those who have come to carry your country back to the seventh century A.D.
Mischief Maker in the Land says
Does the sculpture illustrated celebrate the results of a Jihad attack?
Jayell says
The pre-WW2 UK used to have a reputation for being relatively safe, law-abiding and self-policing, so when the arrival of the Windrush Generation was mysteriously accompanied by a significant rise in reported street crime in certain ‘enriched’ areas of London the authorities had to have a look at what was going on. One report that I saw in the papers in the late 1950’s or early 1960’s revealed statistics like over 80% of offenders in these areas being identified as afro-caribbean and 92% of victims being indigenous English. The apparent imbalance in these figures was officially explained by the offenders simply viewing the victims in question as ‘rich’ (i.e., worth robbing) – even though all parties concerned were still suffering from post-war deprivation to some extent. I don’t recall any suggestion of additional deprivation on the part of the culprits and allegations of ‘racism’ were (of course) specifically dismissed out of hand (no explanation that I can recall). As the whole world now knows, things haven’t exactly improved since, and London is now compared with New York’s previous reputation as a cesspit of crime.
So if we want a statue that accurately celebrates the contribution of mass-immigration to London it might seem that a representation of someone persuading someone else in the street to part with the contents of their wallet.might be quite appropriate.
keith O says
Jayell, given the latest trends, perhaps someone being stabbed or having acid thrown on them would fit the bill.
gravenimage says
Yep.
Jayell says
Or generally wrecking and burning down the place. That has happened in Brixton in 1981, 1985, 1995 and 2010 – and I believe also on occasions before then. I can’t find any reference to that sort of thing before or immediately after WW2, and the only person responsible for carnage and destruction in the area between the years 1939-45 was Adolf Hitler and his bombers. And if we’re talking about carnage and destruction in London generally, places like Notting Hill, Tottenham and Broadwater Farm (among others) come to mind, and there are other locations. Again, nothing much comes up in the way of mindless violence, destruction and disorder in these areas for the centuries before WW2. As to why these locations ever became lawless hellholes, a demographic map of London would probably provide the answer. And as for a monument to the contribution of a certain demographic to the life of the Capital, you could avoid the expense of a statue by simply waiting for the next riot, then just leave things exactly as they end up. Then cordon the area off, give it ‘listed’ status, and organise tourist trips to show the world the amazing benefits of ‘diversity’.
FYI says
“The labour politician….”
And there it is.
Typical Leftist ‘logic’ to be expected by the virtue-signalling lefties.Who else supports such insanity?
The psychopathology of the Leftards.
Meanwhile in Australia,the ABC is asking “is Chess racist?”
{Isn’t milk racist?According to PETA, it is.Say,is it ok to drink BLACK coffee or is that offensive to BLM folk?
Because BCM:Black Coffee Matters..and if you put white milk in it?*ugh* you racist bigot!What about adding sugar?Does that upset the affluent lefties too?}
And speaking of Chess..
Do muslims like Chess?
well,allah doesn’t…..
“He who played chess is like one who dyed his hand with the flesh of blood and swine”
Sahih muslim book 28 no 5612
{Jeepers allah it’s just a game!And there is that islamic obsession with swine again..}
Does {the delightful }Peppa Pig offend muslims?Yes,it has a talking pig.
Does {the equally delightful}Paw Patrol offend the Leftards?Yes,it has a Police dog.
The RED-GREEN AXIS continues to destroy everything.Even CARTOONS.
{And speaking of labor politicians…near to where i live is a palatial country summer home of one:The lefties vacation pad is bigger than my house ..and unlike him i’ve actually worked for a living.As we say ‘it’s how the other half live;the wealthy lefties’}
FYI says
And BTW this same Labor politician came down for a week’s vacation {in the MIDDLE of the quarantine..absolutely Unbelievable!!}despite cops being on the road at the time.So locals wonder how he could get away with it.Sort of like the communist party bosses in their dachas living comfortable capitalist lives behind closed doors well hidden from the proletarian sheeple.
The Law doesn’t apply to them!
Of course it helps being a Politican and a former Mayor of a city:just a few phone calls to the local police we assume.
That’s not ‘white privilege’ :that’s…
LEFTIST PRIVILEGE
{A bit like iSLAMIC PRIVILEGE:’all religions are to be seen as equal ..except islam.islam and its muslims are more equal than others’}
It is no wonder muslims and leftists work together.
James Lincoln says
Isn’t calling Pres. Trump the “orange man” racist?
Jason says
They want to put up monuments to document their conquest and victory of Britain. Why wouldnt they? They have achieved what so many others have failed to do. You remember what that was like right?
keith O says
+1
gravenimage says
Grimly spot on, Jason.
truthout says
Bingo
Mo says
How long before they are proposing (DEMANDING) this in America?
It’s genius, really. If anyone complains, just brand them a racist.
whynotdefendthetruth says
Or threaten them with lawsuits for discrimination .I don’t get why we in the united states don’t just do the right thing .Call a spade a spade .Admit the truth that they are a military using military tactics under the umbrella of a fake religion .Yes we protect religion this isn’t a religion its a military war strategy .We aren’t liable by the constitution to protect it .How much longer must we wait for our leaders to figure this out?
gravenimage says
Islam is a religion–an evil religion–as well as a conquest creed. And no–our laws, as written, do *not* allow Jihad. We need to enforce our civilized laws.
Michael Copeland says
Military? War strategy? What gives you that idea?
Here is what.
“We are at war and I am a soldier” – 7/7 bomber
“The mosques are our barracks” – Erdogan
“Islamic Centre to supply our battalions” – Muslim Brotherhood memorandum
“Out of mosques wars should proceed. …..
“Mosque is place of war. Prophet had sword to kill people” – Khomeini
“Battle, animosity, and hatred – from the Muslim to the infidel – is the foundation of our religion” – Osama bin Laden
“Sharia commands us to battle infidels” – Zawahiri
see https://gatesofvienna.net/2020/02/islams-agenda-muslims-speak/
No Muzzies Here says
Ever hear of le grand remplacement? There is a book by that name, which is no longer available at Amazon.com. Anyway, book or no book, we are privileged to be witnessing a phenomenon which will one day have its own chapter in the history books “The Fall of Western Civilization.”
Ade Fegan says
I have no words
keith O says
Often the victors in an invasion will erase traces of the absorbed culture with there own.
Those who win the wars rewrite history to show their slant on things. Look how nasty and depraved the last government was and look how good we are.
This is just one more step in the erasing of the history of the once civilized UK.
gravenimage says
Islam, especially, calls for the destruction of all “Jahillya”.
CogitoErgoSum says
The thing about statues is that pigeons tend to like them too. Those big heads are going to look really nice with pigeon crap all other them.
the hermit says
mohammed owned slaves…therefore shouldn’t mosque be torn down…..
Janice Lello says
Mohammad had WHITE slaves too. Muslims and African Tribal Leaders were buying, selling and owning both Black and White slaves for centuries. We should tear down mosques, after all, Islam was built on the proceeds and profits of slavery.
gravenimage says
Muhammed enslaved Whites, Blacks, Jews, his fellow Arabs–really, anyone who would not submit to his savagery.
James Lincoln says
Just another reason to cross London off of your vacation list…
Shirley Ann says
Just a plea to Brits, would you be willing to be Gifted with some of our Enriched Jungle People, taking over OUR COUNTRY, Block by block, Rioting, Looting & Assaulting WHITE, BROWN &BLACK PEOPLE, Who do not bow down to their Demands?
We, in the South, have no Illusions about the Intentions of the MOBS, led by a RAT NAMED TAZ & ONE NAMED HAWK. CNN & ALL FAKE NEWS IS PANDERING TO THESE RABID ANIMALS, so I JUST THOUGHT I would ASK!
gravenimage says
Who are Taz and Hawk?
gravenimage says
Agree, K. Wade. I am an artist, but it is often embarrassing to even call myself that now most of the time. Instead, I call myself an illustrator. That art, which should be our greatest creation, is so often ugly and nihilistic now is just depressing beyond words.
Sometimes ugly art is ugly to make a serious point, a critique of something that is itself ugly–but so often now it is just intended as a rebuke of what is beautiful.
This work doesn’t have to be ugly–that it is speaks for itself.
truthout says
Yeah its part of their never ending agenda.Has something in common with communism but for a different reason.They believe any expression other than symbols squares diamonds exc are evil…It is similar to communism.Communism does it to make the world seem bleak and cold.It becomes depressing and its easier to control those who are depressed.They do it to control their terrified believers.
Rob Roy says
Can somebody please tell them… the human species did not start in Africa!! This is long debunked. The area is arounds todays Greek. And what settled in Europe moved in from Asia thousands of years ago. NOT Africa.
gravenimage says
What? Who says this? One can argue that the ideas of modern civilization began in Greece, but this is a very different issue.
This doesn’t mean that mass immigration into the modern West, especially of Muslims, is a good idea.
snodgrass says
The British and our navy stopped slavery over 200 years ago, there are slaves today, predominantly in the arab world. The amount of slaves are in the order of 40 Million, google it.
gravenimage says
+1
Anne Smith says
Well at least the superb David Kurten has the guts to take Khan on and show him up as a totally useless prat, in debate at the London Assembly. (Done on Zoom)
Take a look
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpcpGZ9B9j8
James Lincoln says
Thanks for the link, Anne.
David says
Many thanks for the link. Excellent questioning by David Kurten. It truly did show up the deficiencies of the London mayor.
gravenimage says
Thanks for that information, Anne.
pragmatist says
Why do we need statues of non-whites in the UK? The argument that started all this statue rubbish is about our history and non-whites have virtually nothing to do with that.
william carr says
Read again those are not the proposed statues they are works by the same artist. Not that the new statues will perhaps be any better. Note that they are composites, “created by using photo archives and digital 3D scans” not an actual person of note. There probably are none!
gravenimage says
Some of the Jihadists have proven pretty “notable”–not in a good way, though…
OLD GUY says
If you let the trash in and you don’t take the trash out you end up living with it. That’s the problem with the migration invasion of islamic people’s. Islam will change your history for you and make it theirs. This is what all dictatorships do around the world and Islam is nothing but a “religious” ideological form of dictatorship. The UK will never be the same as Islam will destroy UK culture and history. The British people are doomed if they don’t start to stand up and fight this invasion of their country.
JoBo says
Khan has to be thrown out of the country. White Lives Matter.