The complaining about statues being destroyed is really silly. The artists who made them were paid. Statues don't teach history. This is an effective way of keeping the media's attention, and unlike the destruction of businesses, it doesn't ruin anyone's livelihood.
Would I prefer the statues not be destroyed? Sure. But the way people are reacting to this, it's like the human being represented was murdered rather than an artistic rendering of them being removed. This is the cultural equivalent of crying about some flowers being trampled.
Artists need to eat and have a place to live just like everyone else. Does art only matter if it was done for free?
Statues are landmarks that tell us what people in another time wanted us to remember in the places where we are. How does that not teach history ?
It's keeping the media's attention on the statues, and the debate about what statues we should have. How does that save any lives?
Flowers are good actually, and you shouldn't go trampling them if you can help it, especially if they are unique specimens.
