{"id":202067,"date":"2021-03-08T23:15:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T04:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=202067"},"modified":"2021-03-08T23:15:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T04:15:11","slug":"grave-and-statue-of-economist-adam-smith-flagged-for-slavery-and-colonialism-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/grave-and-statue-of-economist-adam-smith-flagged-for-slavery-and-colonialism-in-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Grave And Statue Of Economist Adam Smith Flagged For \u2018Slavery And Colonialism\u2019 In Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgrave-and-statue-of-economist-adam-smith-flagged-for-slavery-and-colonialism-in-scotland%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=202067&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1161420378-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"e12o35pe0 css-1wr5klf\">\n<p>The statue and grave of Adam Smith, the 18th-century philosopher often referred to as \u201cthe father of capitalism,\u201d has been placed on a list of historical figures slated for possible removal in Smith\u2019s native Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s final resting place was included in a recent Edinburgh city council dossier of places that exhibit&nbsp;\u201cslavery and colonialism,\u201d as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/uk\/home-news\/adam-smith-grave-slavery-colonialism-edinburgh-b1813411.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Independent<\/a>.&nbsp;He was buried in the Canongate Kirkyard in July 1790.<\/p>\n<p>Smith is primarily remembered for writing&nbsp;\u201cThe Theory of Moral Sentiments\u201d in 1759 and \u201cAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations\u201d in&nbsp;1776, which is considered his greatest work and also widely regarded to have laid the foundations of the free market.<\/p>\n<p>The city council of Edinburgh, which is the capital of Scotland, recently reviewed the city\u2019s alleged connections to slavery and colonialism. Smith was among the many major historical figures whose legacy is being reevaluated in the wake of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/black-lives-matter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Lives Matter riots<\/a> that swept parts of the Western world after George Floyd\u2019s death last May. Thousands of supporters gathered at Holyrood Park in the city last year to protest the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Smith was reportedly included in the list of potential offenders because he \u201cargued that slavery was ubiquitous and inevitable but that it was not as profitable as free labour,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2021\/03\/06\/adam-smiths-grave-listed-dossier-slavery-colonialism-sites\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Telegraph<\/a>, which further reported:<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-qanuI hawrqr\">\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Both Smith\u2019s gravestone and his statue on the Royal Mile would now be considered by the council\u2019s Slavery and Colonialism Legacy Review Group,<\/em> The Telegraph <em>said.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Bute House, the official residence of first minister Nicola Sturgeon, and monuments dedicated to Queen Victoria, Admiral Lord Nelson and Scottish national poet Robert Burns are reportedly also included among the sites for review by the group.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Smith\u2019s potential cancellation coincides with cities like Chicago considering the removal of statues such as one of former President Abraham Lincoln. As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cant-make-it-up-bill-hemmer-predicts-cancel-culture-coming-for-bible-characters-next\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Fox News anchor Bill Hemmer warned the increasingly aggressive cancel culture that would go after figures such as former President Abraham Lincoln will soon aim its fire at characters in the Bible.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Hemmer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/tv\/fox-news-anchor-bill-hemmer-warns-cancel-culture-could-come-after-bible-characters-next\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">made his comments<\/a>&nbsp;Friday during a segment on Fox News\u2019 \u201cAmerica\u2019s Newsroom\u201d about the new <a href=\"https:\/\/chicagomonuments.org\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Monuments Project<\/a>, which will catalogue the city\u2019s monuments and appoint an advisory committee \u201c<span class>to determine which pieces warrant attention or action.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Among the historical figures whose monument is being reviewed is Lincoln, whose tomb is in Springfield, Illinois.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>[\u2026]<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Maintaining it was wrong for vandals to rip down and otherwise damage some of the city\u2019s statues last summer, Shimkus said it was \u201cequally troubling\u201d that Chicago\u2019s city government was entertaining the idea of removing even more to placate modern sensibilities. She quoted Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who said \u201cmemory and tradition are very, very important. It\u2019s the vehicle of God\u2019s revelation. To do anything to chip away at that tradition is perilous to the human project.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/cant-make-it-up-bill-hemmer-predicts-cancel-culture-coming-for-bible-characters-next\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u2018Can\u2019t Make It Up\u2019: Bill Hemmer Predicts Cancel Culture Coming For \u2018Bible Characters\u2019 Next<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The statue and grave of Adam Smith, the 18th-century philosopher often referred to as \u201cthe father of capitalism,\u201d has been placed on a list of historical figures slated for &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2310331,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1161420378-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Grave And Statue Of Economist Adam Smith Flagged For \u2018Slavery And Colonialism\u2019 In Scotland","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GettyImages-1161420378-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Grave And Statue Of Economist Adam Smith Flagged For \u2018Slavery And Colonialism\u2019 In Scotland","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2310331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}