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Originally Posted by GirlySports
I believe the argument would be that blatant and hurtful reminders of past slavery and brutal racism is part of culture and history. It could be a reminder to not repeat it.
I'm bring very simplistic here. This issue has been debated in detail in the Charlottesville thread.
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If the monuments were a testimony to the brutality of the period (eg Auschwitz) then that would make more sense. However, the monuments to the horror of slavery are few and the monuments to the glory/sacrifice of the Confederacy are plentiful.
The US has failed in a major way to address its history compared to other countries.
This is a good book on the topic