That's a good point. When I was in college, I studied Montesquieu, Jefferson, Locke, Mill, Rousseau, etc. I also studied Marx and Hegel. Then there was Hitler's Mein Kampf, which was also required reading in a history class I took. These statues are historical artifacts, many of which were fabricated in bronze by noted sculptors, so they are, in fact, works or art. But they also can be sources of learning and help us place the history of the Civil War in context. Who were these men? Why were they honored in this way? Did they do anything for civilization that might redeem them in the eyes of history? And whether one agrees with the South's cause or not, honoring its dead in that war should be respected.
Yes, the Taliban are among us. Sad.
