Well, in recent years, toppling of statues have been very much at rage -after all, why not judge historical people based on contemporary standards? It makes perfect sense, so off with those long-dead evil white men!
Also, why not erect statues of living people just to show how virtuous we are? For example, Greta Thunberg?
Let's forget about Greta herself - it is not about her per se. But can anyone spot what the problem is with this?
Well, I will help. First, it is very strange that living people get statues. That is just... wrong.
Second, and this is more important: how do you know she will not say or do something tomorrow, next year, two decades from now for which you will want to cancel her immediately? Then what? Are you going to remove her statue immediately? Are statues now just temporary political statements? In this case paper mache would be a better medium.
Hm? Nobody thought about this? Are everyone so involved with identity politics that they can only think of the present? Some sort of goldfish-mentality this is as Yoda would say)
(Bonus questions... Shall we periodically topple statues of everyone because they failed -or will fail- to live up to our future's standards?)
