Indeed, which was the real point of my post. He was an important American figure, love him or hate him, and there is a reason why his memorials/monuments exist. Instead of tearing them down, use them to teach. We live in a day and age where many different perspectives on many topics can be shared instantly. These sites have many different possible messages to share and should be preserved and enhanced, not torn down and blotted out as if history didn’t exist. Imagine going to a town square, seeing a statue, and being able to instantly download a short (or long) podcast/video interactive by someone of some authority, or someone with expertise, or just about anyone (since user-ratings will serve to validate the content) who has information to share. That is my point. The left is still fighting the last war, as ever. They have an opportunity they cannot see, or do not care to capitalize. So does the right and the non-partisans who can teach about art, civics, culture, the placement etc etc. Why tear down when you can build up?
How valuable such expositions would be. The best history comes from those who allow you to live into and through a period as the panorama unfolds in all its complexity. The left wants to distort events into a four panel Sunday morning cartoon reinforcing their ideology.