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Originally Posted by 2MuchMark
It's a pretty good piece. Did you read it? In case you didn't, this part sums it up nicely:
And to be clear, I'm actually against statues being taken down.
If a statue is erected of some person hailed as some kind of hero today, but is later discovered to be a scum bag, leaving it in place can be a reminder of the bad things he did.
Don't remove the statue, just update the plaque. "When this statue was put in place, we thought he was a great man. Today we know the truth that he did this and that and the other bad thing. This statue and plaque remains to serve history, and promise to everyone that this will never happen again", etc etc etc.
"Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it" said that Santayana guy...
Peace.
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Yes of course I read it. I wouldn't post something without having read it first.
Sure he makes some good points but none of them nullify his main point of getting rid of Mount Rushmore. (His original piece actually said "blow up" Mount Rushmore before he edited it.)
And as more people actually take up his cause to "get rid of" it (by blowing it up of course), his finer points will be lost and forgotten as the mob grows and becomes more agitated. He as an individual may seem rational but the mob will not be.
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