I recall seeing people here at FR who were in favor of removing the Confederate flag, and statues. Completely rewriting American history has always been the goal of the left, they just considered Confederate flags and statues the low hanging fruit, figuring that most northerners either wouldn’t care, or would support their efforts.
It is not a rewriting of history or ignoring history that is at issue.
Those that question the fitness of a statue or public recognition of anyone are in fact recognizing history more clearly, in their opinion.
And that debate can be a healthy conversation for and against.
There is only one issue that properly vets any statue or public image:
Was that person, at any time in their lives, a traitor to the US?
If the answer is yes, patriots have a noble cause and are right to ask for its removal.
Not me.
There, fixed.