Official Protest Thread

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Ka-pi96 said:

sundin13 said:

Precisely. We have schooling so we don't need to have statues of horrible people in our public squares.

That was what you were saying, right?

Horrible people? Who cares if they're horrible or not?

We shouldn't have statues in public squares full stop.

Wasting taxpayer money on ugly chunks of rock is one of the most idiotic things that you can possibly do. Especially when you consider just how many 1st world countries are running at a deficit. Yet they'll still idiotically throw money down the toilet?

These statues (among other pieces of art, of course) can become tourist magnets, paying for themselves over time through the tourists they attract. One alone doesn't achieve much, but the more there are, the better they are at attracting tourists. Investing into culture ain't throwing money out of the window, it's a kind of investment. It's also supposed to bring some beautification, attracting people to live there, helping the local governments in earning taxes.

Just looking at the cost and thinking it doesn't have any effect is just too narrow-minded and leaves out almost literally half the picture.