I dont understand the whole discussion in this Thread.
Just a few thoughts by me:
1. If there are people who want to have a statue of Air Chief Marshal Harris, then why not.
Major point for a Harris memorial imho is the rememberence of the Men of Bomber Command, most of them ripped out of their daily lives and put into a bomber fighting a war they didnt had any responsibility for. Its a memorial for those who never came back and for those who survived. Also a point for a Harris Memorial is: make sure that such things never happen again, make sure that no one raises such power again to ignite the world regardless from where he is!
So if you ask me, build a Memorial for Harris and build a big one!
Thats it, as simple as that.
2. To my German Friend in this Thread.
There is a German saying "Wer austeilt muss auch einstecken können" which means "If you dish it out you have to be able to take it"
Nowadays many say "it was the Nazis who started the war" yes thats true, but the Germans fought it out. Sure there have been many in Germany who resisted the Nazis some of them did that at all cost. But there were not many enough. But all the others which said nothing and just stood by, have the same responsibility as the Nazis have for all the things that came!
If some Germans today are blaming Bomber Command for Dresden, Cologne and Hamburg they are surely blaming the wrong ones!
Again its as simple as that!
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