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Last week our contributing columnist Lee Elci asked, “Will The Mob alone decide which images stand?” Elci argued that currently those who deface public statues are driving the trend to remove them and he questioned where it will stop. Here is what theday.com readers had to say.

“I rarely agree with Mr. Elci but this is one of those rare instances. Worth noting is that in this area at least the mob in question seems largely to be led by teenagers. While I can admire their youthful enthusiasm and dedication, they are very young and lacking the breadth and depth of understanding that can only be accrued with age and experience.” — James Spinello

“Trump, Elci, Hannity, Ingram, Carlson, the Five, et all plus the Republican Senate and House created this mob, just like the British created a mob in Boston. - through lies, tyranny, obstruction of justice, corruption, taxation without representation, grift, and a total lack of empathy for the human condition.” — William MacDonald

“Yes, history should be remembered, but statues of American traitors that believed that a white man shall own Black man should not be revered and have no place in America.” — To Niedojadlo

“Ignore the issue of the day and embrace the premise that lawless behavior isn’t how we run a country; it’s how we lose a democracy. Maintain law and order. Without it we descend into crime and anarchy.” — Rick O’Shea

“Judging historical figures by 20th and 21st century standards is a slippery slope. Brutality against conquered people’s was common… It doesn’t make it right but the context of when these figures lived does matter. Their world view was very different from that of ours today.” — John Guetens

“I hope they all get ripped down. Let’s modernize.” — Jeremy Calahan

“A statue of Lee Elci would be perfect.” — Frederick Charles Shakir