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Originally Posted by cornholio

Also removing statues is equivalent to book burning and both I consider among the worst crimes as it robs future generations of their own history.

Originally Posted by WarrenC12

That's too blanket a statement. The context of the statue is very important. We'll never forget history, but some things belong in museums, not prominent public spaces.

Some things don't even need to be in a museum, the history books are enough. Do you really think Americans are going to forget about Robert E. Lee if every last one of the Jim Crow-era of him were to be taken down? No, of course not.

On the flip side, does the average person really see a statue and consider all the historical implications of that individual and use it as a historical learning experience, or do they go "yep looks like a cool dude/dudette". Statues are for honouring the individual, not for educating the masses.