French President Emmanuel Macron promised to not remove any statue in the country, proclaiming that France will not erase its history. The pledge came amidst international Black Lives Matter campaigns to tear down tributes to historical figures deemed too controversial to remain standing by the modern left.
On Sunday, President Macron made his first public statements after the death of George Floyd in America, after weeks of widespread protests and riots that have ravaged cities across France.
Mr Macron said that while he pledges to fight against “racism, antisemitism, and discrimination”, he would not be forced by the mob, which he termed as “separatists”, to remove monuments to colonial-era figures.
“The republic will not erase any trace, or any name, from its history … it will not take down any statue,” Macron said according to France24.
“We should look at all of our history together” including France’s history in Africa, in a search for the “truth” rather than “denying who we are”, Macron said.
“It is necessary to unite around Republican patriotism. We are a nation where everyone — whatever their origin and religion — can find their place,” he said in a nod to France’s lax attitude towards mass migration.
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Well I have traveled all over France and I can't find any statues to the "Vichy French" at all.
ReplyDeleteGood for him and their country.
ReplyDeleteImagine being black in America and having to pass a statue of a man who wanted to hang you because of the color of your skin on the way to work.
ReplyDeleteYou weren't even a gleam in your grand daddy's eyes when those statues were erected. Oh and did you say "work"? You guys don't even know what the word means much less go there.
DeleteDon't worry . . . they'll fold.
ReplyDeleteSo if the CSA was that enemy of the United States and we have Confederate Generals monuments around, does France have German Generals monuments around?
ReplyDeleteAmerica needs to Learn from France !!!!
ReplyDeleteAnonymous said...
ReplyDeleteImagine being black in America and having to pass a statue of a man who wanted to hang you because of the color of your skin on the way to work.
June 17, 2020 at 8:50 AM
Wow you are afraid of a statue of a person how has been dead for over a hundred years. Imagine being white and living in America today and having to deal with black people and all their bull****. You can't go anywhere and enjoy yourself without a bunch of ghetto rats ruining everything. I live out in the suburbs have have to lock my doors. The only people I catch on my security cameras trying to get into my car are black.