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Does anyone believe that tearing down statues will help educate an inner city child trapped in a rotten school, create more economic opportunity or lead to racial tolerance?

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MartinII · 70-79, M

Trying to be calm about this, statues are put up because people at the time think that certain leaders and prominent figures are worth remembering. Therefore, such statues and other remembrances are an important part of history. It's completely irrelevant whether now we think that the people remembered are distinguished or mediocre, good or evil. What matters is that people at the time thought they were worth remembering. It's called history!