Why Removing Statues Is Wrong at Max Stacey blog

Why Removing Statues Is Wrong. Yet, i am constantly being told, from both public and personal sources, that removing statues will somehow erase our history. Police stopped these protesters, but statues are coming down around the u.s., yanked down or removed by local governments. The statues misrepresent history, and glorify people who perpetuated slavery, attempted secession from united states, and lost the civil war. First, virtually everyone acts in ways. Only civil discourse and open understanding can do that. Fischer believes that removing monuments will not erase history but inspire change. Removing statues will not encourage unity and understanding. Though statues have been removed before, more than 20 statues and memorials across canada were toppled and degraded by activists or removed by officials since 2020. I take issue with this argument for two. There are at least two reasons for not permitting contemporaneous vices to disqualify historical figures from favorable commemoration. However, removing historic monuments cannot solve the inner conflict that individuals face; What we choose to memorialize speaks to our values as a society, and often, certain populations are excluded. Why is the removal of statues such a fraught topic?

What we choose to memorialize speaks to our values as a society, and often, certain populations are excluded. I take issue with this argument for two. Yet, i am constantly being told, from both public and personal sources, that removing statues will somehow erase our history. Removing statues will not encourage unity and understanding. Though statues have been removed before, more than 20 statues and memorials across canada were toppled and degraded by activists or removed by officials since 2020. Police stopped these protesters, but statues are coming down around the u.s., yanked down or removed by local governments. First, virtually everyone acts in ways. Fischer believes that removing monuments will not erase history but inspire change. Only civil discourse and open understanding can do that. However, removing historic monuments cannot solve the inner conflict that individuals face;

Removal Of Confederate Statues Blocked In Charlottesville NPR

Why Removing Statues Is Wrong Removing statues will not encourage unity and understanding. Fischer believes that removing monuments will not erase history but inspire change. What we choose to memorialize speaks to our values as a society, and often, certain populations are excluded. Though statues have been removed before, more than 20 statues and memorials across canada were toppled and degraded by activists or removed by officials since 2020. Removing statues will not encourage unity and understanding. First, virtually everyone acts in ways. Yet, i am constantly being told, from both public and personal sources, that removing statues will somehow erase our history. Police stopped these protesters, but statues are coming down around the u.s., yanked down or removed by local governments. Why is the removal of statues such a fraught topic? I take issue with this argument for two. The statues misrepresent history, and glorify people who perpetuated slavery, attempted secession from united states, and lost the civil war. There are at least two reasons for not permitting contemporaneous vices to disqualify historical figures from favorable commemoration. Only civil discourse and open understanding can do that. However, removing historic monuments cannot solve the inner conflict that individuals face;