England's Heroes

England's Heroes

That's one of our heroes, said Susan as she showed me the sights of London. I was relatively new to London, and we were walking around Trafalgar Square, a famous tourist spot where Nelson's column resides, along with hordes of pigeons.
I stepped closer to the statue of this great hero. But instead of a hero, all I could see was a villain. Because underneath his statue, the writing said that he was a hero for his activities in colonial India. In short, a hero because he helped repress the Indians in the days of the Empire.
s If you visit London, you will see that many tourist sights, such as Westminster Abbey, have statues and photos of British heroes - who would all be the biggest of criminals in our eyes. It is an eerie feeling to go around and look at these sights - of people who have been idolised in their home country for killing masses of Indians.
So I mentioned this to Susan, who instantly started apologising. It was so ingrained into them at school that Britain was great especially because of its Empire.