Here We Go Again...

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I think it has been 150 years, and the citizens enjoying the benefits of being in the USA should remember the sacrifices made on both sides to get us to this point. Very frankly, I think the grandiose memorials on both sides have served their time. I am not advocating destroying them, but I do think we need to discontinue them.

Monuments are beautiful and make great photo subjects, but I would prefer a well-written, brief textual sign denoting a battle or piece of history and the effect it had on history. I worked on the John Wilkes Booth Escape Route signs done about ten years ago through the Civil War Trails program. I think they are great, educational, and beneficial. Even better is adding an audio component to them.

I could even get truly tacky and suggest that existing monuments be rigged to talk to you about what the real meaning of the battle/event was -- not just the sculptor's inspiration. And, if this doesn't result in my being lynched, nothing will...