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A new tradition?
A lot of monuments to Civil War figures were put up well after the war ended as an attempt to claim public spaces for white supremacists. These are people whose only claim to fame is as representatives of the antebellum south. In their case I fully support tearing their statues the heck down.
But here's another suggestion: We could make it a tradition to get all our farmer's market produce that looks too gross to sell, and bring it to the square every week, and pelt the monument with it, to constantly renew our contempt for them. It could be a scheduled thing, with food stalls and music, and lots of explanatory plaques for why we do this.
Fun for the whole family! And better than whitewashing history, I think.
But here's another suggestion: We could make it a tradition to get all our farmer's market produce that looks too gross to sell, and bring it to the square every week, and pelt the monument with it, to constantly renew our contempt for them. It could be a scheduled thing, with food stalls and music, and lots of explanatory plaques for why we do this.
Fun for the whole family! And better than whitewashing history, I think.