Trying to erase past sins throws society into limbo

For some, Civil War and Confederate statues are a grim reminder of past history never to be repeated. Our history is tainted just as it is for all humankind.

Others view them as a fork in the eye, while still others see them as a glorification of the Lost Cause.

We can argue forever about the Klan and neo-Nazis and their ultimate goals, but to confront their opinions with a like violence is contrary to our national ethos.

Progressives and revisionists want to erase our past sins instead of recognizing them for what they are. Our statues, just like Wounded Knee, the Trail of Tears and the incarceration of our Japanese citizens in World War II expose our ugly warts along the road of societal evolution.

As a country, today, we have morally lost our way. If we eliminate the time markers of our past, not only have we lost our way but we also are eliminating traces of where we came from. Seems like some kind of societal limbo. Where do you go if you don’t know where you are or where you were?

Where do you draw the line between the Taliban and ISIS destruction of symbols of ancient times and our penchant for destroying reminders of our sinful past?

Will Auschwitz be next?

Think Dostoyevsky.

This story was originally published August 22, 2017 at 4:00 PM with the headline "Trying to erase past sins throws society into limbo."