(05-29-2019 09:53 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  The next statue to harm me will be the first. And I've seen plenty of statues commemorating people that I abhor. I really think the arguments are pretty stupid on both sides. I can't think of a compelling reason why any statue has to a) come down, or b) stay up. I can understand why the Iraqis took down the Saddam statue, but I just don't see why it is such a burning issue for those who want them down or those who want to keep them. They are places for birds to poop, and that's about it.

Kind of agree, but there are certainly instances where either side has a very valid reason to have strong feelings.

It makes sense for people to vehemently oppose removal of statues if they're being removed to try and erase an important part of history. It makes sense for people to vehemently support the removal of statues if they become a place to say celebrate a hateful or violent act/person.