Past mistakes

President Theodore Roosevelt called native Americans "squalid savages" and his statue showing him on his horse standing over a native American was taken down. Presidents Washington and Jefferson were slave owners and President Lincoln shared the white supremacist view of most of his contemporaries. What then should be done with Mount Rushmore. Racism and bigotry have been part of history since time immemorial. How can women be compensated for the mistreatment they received over the years. Can all of this immorality be covered over with financial compensation? What mistakes are being made today that future generations will want to erase. Will things like chemotherapy and radiation treatment be seen as torture chambers? Once society starts to pass judgment on past events the door is open to all kinds of new prejudice. What starts out as moral indignation can quickly turn in to revenge.