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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
1. The statues are not part of our history. They are symbolic representations of history that happened long before the statue was ever built.
2. Most people don't know more than the first stanza of the Star Spangled Banner. If it was such a big deal, we ALL would have memorized the entire thing when we were kids. The entire thing wasn't even taught. That is how UNimportant it was, and has always been.
3. The documentation of our history still exists, and is still kept safe in museums and national archives. When was the last time you went to see one? Or have you never bothered?
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Well... I've been to most Smithsonian museums, Battle of Little Big Horn, Holocaust museum in DC, walked the Freedom Traill, etc. Not sure what else... but I may have been there too.
You can't judge history by today's standards. If we do, then we pretty much have to erase every "leader" (political and business) up until about 20 years ago.
Washington, Jefferson, etc. all owned slaves. So we have to change money, tear down the Washington monument and Jefferson memorial. Close Mount Vernon and Monticello.
Do we ignore everything they contributed to our history because they were victims of their time in history?
If I see a statue of Jefferson Davis, I understand his place in history. I don't admire or revere him. But I guess we have to "erase" him.
If so, we also have to erase every business leader up to 20 years ago, because women, minorities and LGBTQ pretty much hit that glass ceiling and weren't promoted to senior positions.
Do we "erase" it? Or do we just understand the positive and negative of what happened in the past?