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You don't think those statues catalyse the discussion?
by yakshaving_jgt 7y ago
You don't think those statues catalyse the discussion?
- geofft 7y agoNo - they tend to catalyze a different discussion about the statues themselves, they encourage emotionally entrenched positions (the whole point of a statue is to stir up emotion), and they do nothing for discussion about the people or events without a statue.
- yakshaving_jgt 7y agoI think that’s debatable. I don’t think you can reasonably argue that constructive discussion can’t be had in the presence of statues. I also think people are going to be emotional when discussing controversial historical figures whether the statues are there or not.