"Does it matter what we call it?" shouldn't have been closed and moved to the Sewer.

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It is an opportunity cost for the people protesting for removal or against the removal. It's not difficult. And, incidentally removing the statues will not help the drug epedimic or the number of single mothers on welfare.

SO, If the state is going to spend 12million on something (opportunity cost here as well), i would rather them spend that money on those issues instead of some old hunks of rock. What is so difficult for you to understand about that?

You are trying to create logical fallacy where it doesn't exist because you want to win the argument without having to discuss the issues.


If we were tearing down statues to build affordable housing or a homeless shelter in its place, i would be fine with that. You are getting something in return. With this you get nothing but a bunch of angry people. On both sides of the argument. Which results in violence.

Your argument makes no sense. You are saying that respect for other peoples feelings should be enough to justify spending limited resources on removing statues. With the same breath, you are saying other people's feelings are invalid because of how you perceive their motivation for wanting to keep the statues.

"Why does it matter whether you judge those feelings /valid/ or not"

It isn't an either or.

If people have drug problems and you wish to help, why not help that?

Tearing statues down comes from the coffers of the parks dept. Not tearing them down doesn't in any way make that money go toward public welfare.

As far as feelings = if people could give a valid reason why leaving the statues would make them feel better, i would support it.  Valid reasons don't include:

Asian minorities
Single  mothers on welfare (WTF???!!!)
Drug epidemincs
Bastard childre

The reason is because none of these is in any way related to tearing statues down.

Please - please present a valid reason why people would feel better leaving them up.

I would love to hear that.