The first way to lose a nation is to erase that nation's past...mistakes as well.

"Confederates, we’re told, were all evil racist traitors, and the only reason there’s a memorial for them at Arlington is because other racists, who came later, put it up because they were mad about losing the Civil War and wanted to keep white supremacy going. And anyway, the only people who would object to renaming military bases and removing memorials are present-day racists whose opinions don’t count. Right?"

https://thefederalist.com/2022..../09/16/removing-the-