I wouldn't mind one bit if every statue and memorial in the USA erected to the deathless memory of the likes of Robert E. Lee or Jefferson Davis were melted down to make durable commodes in public housing projects. Those men reneged on a solemn oath taken to defend the US Constitution that they subsequently defied and sought to destroy.
That having been said, the removal of such lascivious and unpleasant memorials is more on the "symbolic politics" spectrum, it's nice but it doesn't change anything.
So If, your goal is, a demilitarized police force, drawn from a diverse citizenry & trained to function honorably in a democratic society, then I don't think dropping Christopher Columbus' statue into the Harbor gets you there.
Just saying, the politics of distraction have an honored history in the USA they are designed to thwart progress either by slowing down the critical time frame or else dissipating the unity of progressive forces.
As I said, just sayin'.
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