text: Dr. Pangloss here agrees with Donald Trump; why should Americans tolerate the "removal of our beautiful statues and monuments." Why? Because they have become symbols for a growing racist movement in the U.S. Trump got 62 million votes by running a campaign that appealed directly to white Americans and their fears about immigrants, non-Christian religions and inner-city violence (unsubtle code for African Americans). Now, overtly racist rallies are decrying removal of these symbols of the fight to preserve the purchase, imprisonment, torture and forced work of millions of human beings. Venerating symbols of a dark stain on America's past as the country struggles with rising racial tension is hardly laudable, despite Orwin's best of all possible worlds interpretation.