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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Confederate monuments and statues are not actual relics of the time in which the Civil War was fought. They were still being constructed as late as the 1920s, by the “daughters of the confederacy.” Some of the statutes can go to museums, where they can be displayed in context. But why should Americans celebrate traitors to our country? It’s absurd that these things were built in the first place, and they were/are clearly a dog-whistle for white supremacists.

Statues honoring Columbus, etc. are less defined in my mind. Where is any given statue and in what context is one being displayed? But if there’s one in the town square and the city council votes to move it to a museum, I have no problem with that.

Mount Rushmore is in historic monument in its own right. If visitors need to understand it in better context, then adjust informational displays accordingly.[/quote]
DP- I agree with your first paragraph, the problem is that it will not stop there.  At some point, people will have to put their foot down and say enough is enough.  I, as I am sure most people as well, enjoy walking through a town, see a monument and stop to read it.  The monument tells a story of what happened in this area before it became a town. Explaining hardships, wars or whatever.  Kind of gives you perspective of what was actually going on at the time.  Now, I think we should be adding more monuments in parks and open areas that show what other Americans in those times, black, white, yellow, red brown, whatever, their accomplishments and what it did for that community.  But this nit picking of, (this guy did not like gays, so take it down. This guy owned slaves, so take it down.  This guy did not like fat women, take it down.). This mentality will not accomplish anything.  Need to keep things in perspective.  What were the norms and thinking of the times.[/quote]

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