We must defend British culture against those who tear down controversial statues in the UK
British culture is at stake. Tearing down statues is a violent attack on our values.
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The Argument
Removing the statues will not rewrite history, and it will not right the wrongs done in the past.[1] Many have desired to forget the violent colonial past of the UK by removing the representations of it.[1] However, the past is what has shaped the present, as well as the current culture in the UK.[2] Britain’s empire was shaped by slave traders and owners, this shaped the success and wealth of the UK, but it also influenced many abolitionists to rise up and reshape the UK into what it is today.[1] History should not be forgotten or erased good or bad.
Counter arguments
Defending the statues is not equivalent to defending British culture. Those monuments and statues represent ideologies that are no longer prevalent or accepted in today’s culture. The UK has a history of evolving culture and values. British culture is be evolving right now as its society removes the statues, so there is no valid way of defending the culture and the statues at the same time.[3]