Reuters reports today from Gori in the country of Georgia (first link at bottom): "Authorities removed a towering statue of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin from the central square of his hometown in the dead of the night on Friday, carting away the monument to Georgia's most famous native." Apparently it was necessary to do this under the cloak of darkness because Stalin's statue and his memory hold a certain degree of popularity in Georgia. As one local journalist is quoted: "[The statue's removal] was very unexpected. I think many people will be very angry."But never fear, all you Stalin-adoring Georgians! You'll still be able to see this statue of your murderous former dictator and favorite native son at a Theater Near U! Specifically, the statue has merely been removed to a local Stalin museum, where it will be publicly displayed in a courtyard.
Wow. A museum, statue, and public sentiment commemorating one of the most evil men to ever walk the earth. Dude was Adolph Hitler's left-wing older brother, responsible for the murder of millions of people through political and ethnic purges (check Wiki link below). Together, Hitler and Stalin serve as important and relatively recent reminders of the absolute extremes to which far left and far right ideology, paranoia and hate can be taken. Stalin and Hitler are never to be forgotten, but they should also never be admired or memorialized.
http://alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LDE65O04Q.htm
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