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dotti34 · 14-06-2020, 01:00

Regarding the destruction of statues, we can’t change history no matter how many statues are destroyed. Instead of destroying these there should be a plaque placed on them depicting what the person did, the good things AND the bad things. Instead of destruction let’s learn about the past and from the past. Hopefully to improve the future.

Let’s face it, not many present-day students, or even the general public, would know a lot about the past – give them a name and see how many know who that person was and what he/she did.

How many people pick up a history book these days….but they might read a plaque attached to a monument and learn some history from that, be it pleasant or unpleasant. These statues are of people who, when all is said and done, are partly responsible (or to blame) for the world as we know it today.

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dotti34 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,189 Blog Entries: 80 Liked: 1480 times Rep Power: 833512	Re: The U.S.A. Regarding the destruction of statues, we can’t change history no matter how many statues are destroyed. Instead of destroying these there should be a plaque placed on them depicting what the person did, the good things AND the bad things. Instead of destruction let’s learn about the past and from the past. Hopefully to improve the future. Let’s face it, not many present-day students, or even the general public, would know a lot about the past – give them a name and see how many know who that person was and what he/she did. How many people pick up a history book these days….but they might read a plaque attached to a monument and learn some history from that, be it pleasant or unpleasant. These statues are of people who, when all is said and done, are partly responsible (or to blame) for the world as we know it today.