Yes, there has been more awareness about these old statues - in England as well.
Unfortunately, removing a statue does what? It reduces the visually interesting stuff in civic spaces. Completely unrealistic, but I would like to see the controversy about statues fixed like this: for every slave-owner mounted on a horse, the authorities should commission and build an opposing statue on the theme of "the triumph of the common man". That would give a moral balance to civic spaces, plus a history lesson, which could serve as a brief respite from what city centres are usually devoted to: cars and commerce.
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Thanks for posting the context of your remark, Tristan. As you might imagine, I would never have got the reference myself! Unluckily for you, you have inspired me to post a child's guide to the wonders of gothic:-
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