Do statues tell us anything about history?

My concern with removing statues is that we remove our history and opportunities to discuss history. Without something to put our eyes on it turns into out of sight-out of mind. Yes, these people who were memorialized may not have done right and proper things according to our present ideals; but they now allow for civil conversation to keep that history from repeating itself.

Also, while watching the video, I felt that the people’s behavior and actions to the statue were just as violent and offensive as the person represented in the statue.

What’s next? Tearing down war memorials? Burning museums? Removing history in-total because it does not conform with our present ideology?

If those things happen, we will be no better than the those represented in statues. Some food for thought...who is to say those being celebrated in our current society will not be vilified and condemned in the future? If there even is a future.