I don't find glee in the destructive acts of an angry mob, and history tends not to favour them either 
If it was up to me to deal with these statues, I'd put it to a referendum of whether they deserve their place as public exhibition knowing what they represent to modern society.
Which would probably agree that these statues don't merit that. Unlike your Washingtons and Jeffersons.
Then I'd probably auction them off because someone will want them for some reason, even if it's just to put in a museum. Then use that money as a donation to some kind of disadvantaged youth outreach through art community program to create something new to replace them. And if that ends up as a statue of Kaepernick kneeling or whatever, so be it; can't push back against that if you're on the record about the importance of monuments in public art.
What are you talking about? This angry mob is totally in their right to take down every statue they see. You must be an extreme right winger if you want to preserve history.
Auction? GTFO Capitalism is bad and must be destroyed. Lol can you imagine people profiting from these statues of slave holders even more?
Referendum? How about you just hand over the keys to Russia right away.
No we must sit down and listen as we watch the mob dump statues and artworks into the sea they deem offensive and pay $10 for the privilege of watching them do it.
Have you seen the progress in Seattle? No longer is there capitalist and state oppression.
Surely this is a position that will win us many elections and won't completely backfire.
We have complete control of this mob, they won't come for the things that matter to us next.
Did I already mention we should defund the police so they won't be bothered?
