Although slavery was a horrific institution, it is a part of our history. We must preserve reminders of our past, trusting that "those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it." The historical figures facing this backlash were not completely evil and efforts to remove their statues are led by angry, violent, and irrational mobs.
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- These people made morally questionable decisions but they weren't completely bad.These statues depict people who made grievous mistakes, but they also did good. Removing their statues ignores all of the ways they improved society.
- Removing controversial statues erases history.We must preserve all of our nation's history, even the problematic aspects of it.
- This movement is led by violent, angry mobs.We should not consider this movement credible, because it is led by an angry, violent mob. Protesters are not toppling statues because they want racial injustice to end. They simply want to be destructive. Another variation of this view argues that this is an intentional attempt to attack Western democracy.
- The statue removal movement is an attempt to erase white Southern history.Since the removal movement targets statues of white Southern historical figures, it is likely that this is an attack on white Southern history.