Why We Shouldn T Take Down Statues at Joan Cross blog

Why We Shouldn T Take Down Statues. The lee statue had been designated a historic monument, so people thought that would protect it from removal, but the governor of virginia said, no, we’re taking it down. Taking down statues isn’t enough. What i fear is the hatred we see in real time in 2017 on social media and in our political. The primary justification is that these statues consist of confederate soldiers, political figures that “embraced the racial hierarchy,” or had controversial policies. Whether it’s on college campuses, in public parks, or by museums, there is increasing pressure to take these figureheads down. Across germany, icons of nazism have been taken down and publicly banned. I take issue with this argument for two reasons. The statues represent the country’s history, no matter how complicated. Taking them down is to censor, whitewash, and potentially forget that history. Of the calls to take down confederate monuments, president donald trump states, “this cruel campaign of censorship and exclusion violates everything we hold dear as americans. The plinth of the statue. We need to radically rethink how we celebrate power. Yet, i am constantly being told, from both public and personal sources, that removing statues will somehow erase our history.

I take issue with this argument for two reasons. The plinth of the statue. Taking down statues isn’t enough. The statues represent the country’s history, no matter how complicated. Across germany, icons of nazism have been taken down and publicly banned. Whether it’s on college campuses, in public parks, or by museums, there is increasing pressure to take these figureheads down. Taking them down is to censor, whitewash, and potentially forget that history. We need to radically rethink how we celebrate power. Of the calls to take down confederate monuments, president donald trump states, “this cruel campaign of censorship and exclusion violates everything we hold dear as americans. The primary justification is that these statues consist of confederate soldiers, political figures that “embraced the racial hierarchy,” or had controversial policies.

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Why We Shouldn T Take Down Statues The primary justification is that these statues consist of confederate soldiers, political figures that “embraced the racial hierarchy,” or had controversial policies. Whether it’s on college campuses, in public parks, or by museums, there is increasing pressure to take these figureheads down. Taking them down is to censor, whitewash, and potentially forget that history. Yet, i am constantly being told, from both public and personal sources, that removing statues will somehow erase our history. The primary justification is that these statues consist of confederate soldiers, political figures that “embraced the racial hierarchy,” or had controversial policies. Across germany, icons of nazism have been taken down and publicly banned. The lee statue had been designated a historic monument, so people thought that would protect it from removal, but the governor of virginia said, no, we’re taking it down. I take issue with this argument for two reasons. The statues represent the country’s history, no matter how complicated. We need to radically rethink how we celebrate power. What i fear is the hatred we see in real time in 2017 on social media and in our political. Of the calls to take down confederate monuments, president donald trump states, “this cruel campaign of censorship and exclusion violates everything we hold dear as americans. Taking down statues isn’t enough. The plinth of the statue.