Do statues tell us anything about history?

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IMO this video is excellent. There is nothing good to gain by commemorating people who benefitted from historic racism.

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SW-User

We can document history without glorifying the worst parts by raising statues of people who's lives were abhorrent.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

@SW-User Exactly. Statues are about commemorating people and giving their acts lasting prestige. If you wanna remember history, read a book or visit a museum.

SW-User

@Burnley123 absolutely

SmartKat · 56-60, F

@SW-User IOW, only people who did good things deserve statues.

Lhayezee · 26-30, F

@Burnley123 There are no public statues of William the Conqueror anywhere in the UK (AFAIK). It's a shame really because I'd really like to know who this conker guy was and now I can't because of the lack of statues, but he sounds like he might be important or something...

Of all the monuments people want to keep I don't understand Colston at all (I'm from very close to Bristol and know he is/was inescapable). Even if we completely ignore the slave trade angle, [i]he wasn't even a very nice philanthropist anyway[/i] (unless you were not-Whig and not-Catholic). At least Cecil Rhodes' money to Oxford was/is intended for anyone who could benefit from it