Removal of Macdonald's statue provides a focus for the debate

Everything won’t suddenly be okay if we tear down statues and monuments, rename streets and schools, or even make apologies and payments to those who have suffered in the past.
It’s not like we can erase history, any more than we can pretend that humans are anything but flawed.
There are egregious exceptions where no debate is required: No one can seriously argue the merits of statues to Adolf Hitler and Pol Pot. But it’s with the others that we find ourselves swimming in quick