A good dose of logic should cure the Cancel Culture vultures intent on statue sacrilege, rather than the ignominy of prison bars. (Jail the future for defacers of history, 15/6). Judging past history adversely by today’s highbrow ethical standards is so wrong, especially when the benefits of that history are enjoyed even by the protesters. James Cook died doing what he loved, exploring the world. Surely his zest for engaging the people of his world makes him the ultimate egalitarian, even leading to his martyrdom. We may be right to tear down statues in the generation of their erection, depending on why they are erected. For example, the world cheered when Saddam Hussein’s statue was uprooted. Since the Leftists have not struck the London statue of Karl Marx (at his tomb in Highgate Cemetery), the founder of murderous communism, their hypocrisy remains in full throttle. Alan Sexton, North Parramatta. 16Jun2020.