Is Cambridge University hypocritical?
Jesus College at Cambridge University are going to remove a statue of Tobias Rustat, who died in the 17th century, because of his links to the slave trade. He actually earned less that 2% of his fortune from slavery and the £2000 donation he made to the college was from money made after he was no longer involved in the slave trade.
At the same time the college have happily accepted donations of £200,000 from the Chinese State and £150,000 from Chinese smartphone company Huawei.
When someone from the college was asked, "aren't you being hypocritical accepting these donations? what about the plight of the Uighers, who are essentially modern day slaves?". The man from the college replied, "The Uighers are below my level of caring".
I really think we should stop wasting our time removing statues of people who died hundreds of years ago, and put more effort into rescuing existing slaves and people in forced labour.
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/jesus-college-cambridges-plans-remove-20744583
At the same time the college have happily accepted donations of £200,000 from the Chinese State and £150,000 from Chinese smartphone company Huawei.
When someone from the college was asked, "aren't you being hypocritical accepting these donations? what about the plight of the Uighers, who are essentially modern day slaves?". The man from the college replied, "The Uighers are below my level of caring".
I really think we should stop wasting our time removing statues of people who died hundreds of years ago, and put more effort into rescuing existing slaves and people in forced labour.
https://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/jesus-college-cambridges-plans-remove-20744583
