Originally Posted by
hank moon
Exactly. These monuments were intended to nurture / support a specific viewpoint. Where are the public historical monuments reminding us of slavery?
Re: the supposed public value of these monuments in promoting an understanding of history. I imagine that such monuments actually have a negative impact on the public understanding of history. The study of history is an undertaking that is far less rigorous than say, climate science, which is highly politicized and distorted by belief and ideology. History is obviously even more so, and with monuments being the 3D equivalent of a sound bite, they mostly serve to magnify the distortion.