To everyone suggesting the racist’s statue should be kept;
Statutes are a means to honor someone. They are a disgrace. And their statutes are a reminder that their ideology was once accepted, and admired enough to be honored.
Why don’t we put the Confederacy statues in something like an “American Slavery Museum”?
Its probably good to remember that these horrific ideas were once admired and honored, lest we become complacent. But putting them in the right context, i.e. next to evidence of the horrors wrought by their ideals, seems like the perfect place for them imho.
You won’t find statues of Hitler, Goering, or other Nazi figures in the Holocaust Museum. I’m well aware of what they did, and I’m sure many others are as well.
I’m personally not a fan of any statues. We have a tendency to create hagiographies of people, not realizing until decades later that they are human.
That said, putting up statues of losers of a war just…doesn’t fucking make sense. We don’t have statues of King George or Osama Bin Laden anywhere. No one is screaming about their heritage.
To everyone suggesting the racist’s statue should be kept;
Statutes are a means to honor someone. They are a disgrace. And their statutes are a reminder that their ideology was once accepted, and admired enough to be honored.
Your last sentence gave me an idea.
Why don’t we put the Confederacy statues in something like an “American Slavery Museum”?
Its probably good to remember that these horrific ideas were once admired and honored, lest we become complacent. But putting them in the right context, i.e. next to evidence of the horrors wrought by their ideals, seems like the perfect place for them imho.
You won’t find statues of Hitler, Goering, or other Nazi figures in the Holocaust Museum. I’m well aware of what they did, and I’m sure many others are as well.
No. Just…. No.
also, date each statue was comissioned constructed and finished.
and a reminder of the names of every piece of shit who voted for it. addresses, for the ones who are still alive.
I’m personally not a fan of any statues. We have a tendency to create hagiographies of people, not realizing until decades later that they are human.
That said, putting up statues of losers of a war just…doesn’t fucking make sense. We don’t have statues of King George or Osama Bin Laden anywhere. No one is screaming about their heritage.