Statue toppling spree: It’s pointless to fight the past. It’s today’s evils which need to be battled | The Indian Express

Statue toppling spree: It’s pointless to fight the past. It’s today’s evils which need to be battled | The Indian Express

Statue toppling spree: It’s pointless to fight the past. It’s today’s evils which need to be battled

JUNE 30, 2020 9:19:34 AM

Topple the Racists is a good slogan but it ignores the first lesson of history, that of presentism — interpreting past events in terms of modern values and concepts.