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Eventually, an artist will be chosen to transform the bronze bars into a public art installation

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[–] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

A statue less than a hundred years old built to commemorate a traitor who fought against this country for an unrecognized rebel movement formed out of the desire to own people as property. You're not gonna see Germans erect statues celebrating Hitler, Russians Ukrainians celebrating Stalin, or Cambodians praising Pol Pot. Why should Americans celebrate an enemy of the state?