History is written by the victors. I don't think it is any more certain than the future. History is not a statue. Statues are just symbols of some belief. I'm sure you didn't mind when they tore down the statues in Russia or Iraq. These things don't change history. They simple reflect the emotions of people at a certain time. Like flags I don't think memorials are all that important. (I would much prefer to spend my time in the National Gallery or the Smithsonian.) In Memphis there is a statue commemorating the founder of the KKK. I do think they ought to blow up Stone Mountain. I've never been to Mt Rushmore but I think we ought to protect that. And you know I was appalled by the actions of the Taliban when they blew up the Buddhist works in Afghanistan. Nothing is easy.
hap, This is related: 2017 - Should Washington and Jefferson monuments come down?
"I think it is Jefferson and Washington and Columbus and.... -- nothing is off the table for destruction -- have you seen anything not targeted ?? "
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Should Americans therefore disavow these founding fathers as scoundrels and national embarrassments, or accept them as men of their time, demigods with feet of clay, who bore their imperfections even as they sought to steer their country beyond them?
What actually is the difference between monuments to the founding fathers and Confederate leaders?
Dr Clarence Jones - the African-American speechwriter who helped civil rights legend Dr Martin Luther King Jr craft his 1963 "I Have a Dream" address, four words that shaped modern America - explains.
He says: "Sure, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson owned slaves.
"There was no question they were morally compromised in their effort to fashion together this new country, a republic, based on the principles and precepts enshrined in the Declaration of Independence.
"But neither of those two persons led the nation in treasonous insurrection to overthrow the government they had formed in order to preserve the institution of slavery. Period.
"On the contrary, they devoted their life to saving and founding this country."
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