[Sussex] Old Stein war memorial vandalized

carlzeiss · Aug 23, 2018

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16593846.vandals-deface-old-steine-war-memorial/?ref=mr&lp=9

Part of the memorial in the Old Steine, Brighton, was painted red and the word Palestine appears to have been partially chipped away, pictured below.

The memorial is dedicated to the service men and woman of Brighton who gave their lives in the two world wars and features war heroes’ home countries.

A spokesman for The Royal British Legion said: “We are shocked and saddened to hear of this incident.

“War memorials and graves honour the memory of our Armed Forces and deserve to be treated with the utmost respect.”

The Brighton War Memorial was added to the National Heritage List for England in 1999 as a Grade II structure.

Sussex Police said: “We were informed by the city council that they had been informed on August 17 that red paint had been put on the memorial in Old Steine, Brighton, and part of the surface stonework had been damaged. The date of the incident is not known.”

MattBackHome · Aug 23, 2018

I've always found the first four lines of the above to have a beautiful melancholy poetry to them.

Something about the singular (and very specific) 'Sea' in amongst the gentle repetition.

mothy · Aug 23, 2018

lefty losers no doubt

daveinprague · Aug 23, 2018

mothy said:
lefty losers no doubt

Not entirely convinced that 'lefties' would be trying to erase the word Palestine.
Whoever did it. *****.

Green Cross Code Man · Aug 23, 2018

mothy said:
lefty losers no doubt

Almost certainly right. No matter, whoever did it is wrong in the head.

daveinprague · Aug 23, 2018

Green Cross Code Man said:
Almost certainly right. No matter, whoever did it is wrong in the head.

Why is it certainly right? Why would 'lefties' be trying to erase the word Palestine?

Green Cross Code Man · Aug 23, 2018

daveinprague said:
Why is it certainly right? Why would 'lefties' be trying to erase the word Palestine?

I did not say 'certainly right'. I said 'almost'.

I also do not believe all lefties are losers but it doesn't take much nous to realise that in this case 'lefty losers' are the most likely culprits as the left has traditionally objected to the Jewish state.

daveinprague · Aug 23, 2018

Green Cross Code Man said:
I did not say 'certainly right'. I said 'almost'.

I also do not believe all lefties are losers but it doesn't take much nous to realise that in this case 'lefty losers' are the most likely culprits as the left has traditionally objected to the Jewish state.

So they would object, by trying to erase the word Palestine? Yeah ok mate.

Green Cross Code Man · Aug 23, 2018

daveinprague said:
So they would object, by trying to erase the word Palestine? Yeah ok mate.

Can you think of a better explanation? I voted Labour in the last election so I am clearly not speaking with an agenda.

daveinprague · Aug 23, 2018

Green Cross Code Man said:
Can you think of a better explanation? I voted Labour in the last election so I am clearly not speaking with an agenda.

Yes I can think of a better explanation. It is unlikely to be 'lefties'. They would not be trying to remove the word Palestine if objecting to the State of Israel.

drew · Aug 23, 2018

Green Cross Code Man said:
Can you think of a better explanation? I voted Labour in the last election so I am clearly not speaking with an agenda.

Er is it too much of a stretch of the imagination to consider that whomever did this objects to the existence of Palestine?

Green Cross Code Man · Aug 23, 2018

daveinprague said:
Yes I can think of a better explanation. It is unlikely to be 'lefties'. They would not be trying to remove the word Palestine if objecting to the State of Israel.

Haha, that may be right and I will whoosh myself there.

But whoever did it is a .... and on that we can agree.

Green Cross Code Man · Aug 23, 2018

drew said:
Er is it too much of a stretch of the imagination to consider that whomever did this objects to the existence of Palestine?

Yep, I have whooshed myself already.

daveinprague · Aug 23, 2018

Green Cross Code Man said:
Haha, that may be right and I will whoosh myself there.

But whoever did it is a .... and on that we can agree.

We certainly can :thumbsup:

Billy the Fish · Aug 23, 2018

Just a thought, the left and right argument might not apply here. :shrug:

One Love · Aug 23, 2018

Billy the Fish said:
Just a thought, the left and right argument might not apply here.

Doesn't it apply for everything?

It certainly does when I put my socks on in the morning.

clapham_gull · Aug 23, 2018

Oh dear

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AmexRuislip · Aug 23, 2018

In all honesty, it has been carried out by some retard who hasn't got a clue or a minute understanding of what the memorial is all about.
It's just ignorance.

This happened near myself, a few years ago!!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34940480

hans kraay fan club · Aug 23, 2018

mothy said:
lefty losers no doubt

daveinprague said:
Not entirely convinced that 'lefties' would be trying to erase the word Palestine.
Whoever did it. *****.

daveinprague said:
Why is it certainly right? Why would 'lefties' be trying to erase the word Palestine?

Green Cross Code Man said:
I did not say 'certainly right'. I said 'almost'.

I also do not believe all lefties are losers but it doesn't take much nous to realise that in this case 'lefty losers' are the most likely culprits as the left has traditionally objected to the Jewish state.

I don't think you can guess the motive, without knowing the culprits. Given that the memorial is to honour British service personnel who lost their lives fighting in both wars, it could be that the miscreants are protesting against 'our' actions in Palestine during that period, rather than simply attacking the written existence of 'Palestine'.

Even if it IS a protest against British actions in Palestine, it still gets you no closer to identifying the 'side', given that we were fighting the Arab insurgents (to facilitate mass immigration of Jews) around the time of WWI, and fighting the Jewish (Irgun and others) groups who objected to British-imposed immigration limits, by the end of WWII.

Eeyore · Aug 23, 2018

It's clearly person(s) unlknown who are making a point about the British activity in Palestine.

Probably relevant if made at the time but a dickish action on a memorial that won't win many friends.

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