Statues represent memories of the past, both glory and shame. The pandemic and the economic lockdown have put this conflict between individual “good” or right that leads to public harm. Deleted memories that interrupt our social discussion on how to cope with the post-Covid world is far more complex than we could have imagined. Every family, community and nation engage in their internal conversation in different ways, because all have painful memories to resolve. Our conversations with our loved ones, parents, spouses, partners, friends, are often conducted through silences rather than outright open quarrels.

Source: The Star July 04, 2020 01:07 UTC