The problem here lies not within a person or groups that believe tearing down statues is A non violent act but the fact that they are offended by history, whether it be offensive or not, it is history. They care not about learning from history but erasing it.
Here in the States, It was the Democrat party that stood for and slavery, yet they tear down statues that are from confederate soldiers and such, but are loyal to the Democrat party. Make sense??
It’s because they have been dumbed down to “react” to and realize the history of it, because they weren’t taught it.
Also, it’s not the tearing down of statues, it’s the violent route they take when they take matters into their own hands, destroy not only statues but businesses, people’s lives, they have beaten and murdered people here in the states, in the name of one man they have beaten and murdered many more, yet people say it’s peaceful, and non violent...
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I can't speak for America, and would certainly baulk at the beatings and murder, but that has a different context and complications I think, from what I understand.
When you say 'it's history', the thing is, it both 'is' and 'isn't' at same time. It's living in the bodies of the people who experience racism and are downtrodden under the political systems which were built on the backs of their suffering. The statues represent what the culture or society wants itself to be, and to be seen as. So if you've got a memorial to some figure who did this or that BUT the memorial doesn't mention what atrocities that person committed to 'achieve' the fame they were immortalised for, then it's not true history anyway - it's sheer propaganda.
I can understand you might be upset about the tearing down of businesses and lives, for sure. But statues? Tear them all fucking down.