A while back, I blogged about the veteran's memorial in Downtown San Jose. I mentioned that the white flags were insulting as they were a symbol of surrender.
Now the memorial is boarded up because someone has been breaking the glass panels.
Leaving aside the lack of wisdom in using glass panels, it must now be considered whether to redesign the memorial or to just fix the memorial.
I vote for REDESIGN. I am certain that the people who built the memorial did not think about the symbolism of white flags. (I have yet to read what the white flags were intended to symbolize.)
But is does not matter. The people who are being honored do not feel honored, but feel insulted.
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