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Originally Posted by Escape Artist
On a 9/11 anniversary note, the removal of statues by those who cannot see them in a historical context and as representing a past that pre-dates their ideology reminds me very much of the Taliban, who in 2001, just a few months before Sept. 11th, destroyed the ancient Buddhist statues in Afghanistan despite pleas from the global community not to because they should be seen as artifacts not religious symbols. No matter, they did it anyway.
Closed, intolerant minds filled with ignorance, hate and fear knows no particular ethnicity, race, religion, ideology or culture.
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"Removal" of statues erected within the past 200 years does not equate with "destruction of ancient statues that were erected over a thousand years ago and, themselves, have historic significance."
The statue of General Lee was not an historic object of its own until very recently, comparative to the history of civilization. The statues of Buddha were carved in the 6th century.
There is no comparison to the REMOVAL of a modern-age statue and the DESTRUCTION of two statues of architectural historic significance.