tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post3794308000255180080..comments2024-03-28T16:48:30.746-04:00Comments on When I was 69: Statues of heroesBarbara Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-91872943851340252532018-11-12T15:16:08.525-05:002018-11-12T15:16:08.525-05:00We have in the UK a similar situation developing, ...We have in the UK a similar situation developing, particularly at universities where students are objecting to statues from the past of men they now object to e,g, on issues of being involved in the slave trade, of dubious actions in the colonization of the British empire etc. The statues reflected the thinking of the times when they were erected, and I am inclined to,think they should stand, as long as we are educated on the change in how we regard them. A very interesting post. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-9230341777800750922018-11-11T21:43:05.743-05:002018-11-11T21:43:05.743-05:00Commemoration requires artful diplomacy. The natio...Commemoration requires artful diplomacy. The national monuments to the wars in Korea and Vietnam took decades before they were commissioned and even then the artists were challenged to get the right tone. After our civil war the battlefields became hallowed grounds and the various states veterans competed to erect their own monuments which seems very proper. But many of the so-called confederate monuments were erected in the 20s and 50s as a counter reaction to the civil rights movements. For the wars of the 21st century, which still continue without an end in sight, I'm unsure if we will ever find an appropriate way to memorialize that sacrifice. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-2115775405708190262018-11-10T20:26:00.793-05:002018-11-10T20:26:00.793-05:00I prefer the Statue of Liberty too.I prefer the Statue of Liberty too.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-73322297254204371702018-11-09T15:19:47.906-05:002018-11-09T15:19:47.906-05:00The problem with the statues created in the south ...The problem with the statues created in the south of their Civil War heroes is that they represent a shameful period in the history of this country and do not represent what this country is supposed to stand for. Still, in a way, it does seem sad to see statues torn down.La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6834515962367699133.post-65974976037568550362018-11-09T14:08:20.684-05:002018-11-09T14:08:20.684-05:00I tend to agree.
Build new statues & leave th...I tend to agree. <br />Build new statues & leave the old ones alone!<br />Statues (unlike Walls)shouldnt be pulled down .<br />Strange how people become animated by inanimate objects!tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.com