Should controversial statues be removed?
Statues of controversial historical figures (e.g. Leopold II) should be removed.
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
What's at stake: The debate pits the respect owed to those these figures hurt against refusing to erase part of history.
The left's argument
Honouring figures linked to colonial crimes hurts part of the population.
The centre's argument
Keep some statues while explaining their context, or move them to a museum.
The right's argument
History isn't rewritten by toppling statues: it's better to explain it.
And you, where do you stand?
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