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Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut
I agree with the need to constantly question our biased interpretations of history, while at the same time noting that if we keep setting the bar higher and higher, the only role models we'll have left are Martin Luther King, Bob Ross and Mister Rogers (and even they might not be safe).
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Maybe I'm alone in this, but I don't believe in historical role models. Their actions were their own and shaped by the time, perhaps they are worth studying to understand the history and their effects on the modern day, but they are all just people, good or bad. I'm not a big fan of the hero worship you see around historical figures. Let their actions speak for themselves.
Besides the artistic and aesthetic merit of statues (some look great, and some are incredibly impressive), I think statues purely for the sake of honouring a historical figure are not of any value. They're just people. You brought up earlier the statues in Trafalgar Square; Who are some of these people? General Sir Charles James Napier? Major-General Sir Henry Havelock? Seems like their actions are remembered, but the people certainly aren't. Will people really care about the statue of George Vancouver in 300 years if Vancouver ever changes names?
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