We treat historical statues and monuments as if they're permanent, but should we really keep every piece of public art from the past just because it's old? When I walk through my city's downtown, I see a Confederate general on a horse at the courthouse square—someone who fought to preserve slavery—and plaque after plaque celebrating colonial settlers who displaced Native Americans. The common defense is that we can't erase history, but I'd argue removing these doesn't erase anything; it just stops honoring people whose actions contradict today's values. On the flip side, I get nervous about going too far down that road, because where do we draw the line when a future generation finds our own current heroes problematic? Statues are not textbooks—maybe a museum or a contextual placard does a better job of teaching than a bronze figure on a pedestal, yet cities keep spending millions to maintain them. What do you think, should public spaces actively curate their monuments based on current ethics, or leave them as historical records even when they celebrate the harmful?