You are missing the point. Acknowledging the mistakes of the past is not equivalent to celebrating them. No one is suggesting we start naming new streets and erecting new statues to past mistakes. The presence of evidence of these things should serve as a reminder of where we have been and where we should go. When your children made mistakes, did you hope they learned from them and became better persons, or did you disown them? And what happens when the next generation of revisionists comes along and obliterates all of your versions of history?
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