@Latecomer
I defend history, good or bad. Cause the past was never sunshine and rainbows. People are dicks. People have always been dicks. People will always be dicks. I have accepted this about the world and don’t wish to minimize it by pretending it never happened. Also no, it’s not a crime as far as I can tell. Moreover, I don’t think the statues actually instill fear into anyone. Usually, its people who do that. And those people will still be there even if the statues are torn down, so it doesn’t help anyone.
@Violet Rose in The Rain
They are historical as they represent a time in history that should be remembered. And I already said that the statues aren’t teaching history, they are an incentive to learn. A better example is a child asking their mother who that state is of and the parent telling them in whatever way they deem appropriate. And when the question of why its there is brought up, the parent can tell said child ‘we keep it there to remember how far we’ve come from the day it meant something different.’
Second part: Yes actually, they do. There are plenty of people who were terrible people that have statues up because they have some meaning to impart. And the people now who defend the statues aren’t saying ‘we like cause slavery are cool’ or whatever. They are a part of our history. America is a young country, so we don’t have thousands of years under our belt but when our future generations look back, I want them to have these statues so they can see how we changed from “having a statue to intimidated minorities” to “having a statue to remember we actually had dumb thoughts like that once.”
Third part: Why should I dislike conservatives on principle? Usually, I tend to dislike certain ideas, not people. Some might even say, I judge people as individuals as opposed to groups like the bigot I am.
Also, I dislike having words put in my mouth. I said, the statues don’t do anything, people do. In the long run, they are the ones we should focus on because they are the problem in this case. If you change the mind of a racist, there is one less racist in the world. If you tear down a statue, nothing changes. There will still be the same amount of racists in the world and a pile of rubble.