Well, I'm part of 'the left' and I don't really agree with ripping down statues during protests. I'm not even sure it's fair to judge people in the past by today's standards, but I digress...
I do find it funny that 'the right' doesn't get the difference in ripping down statues because they are protesting THE **** STATUE vs. defacing the statue of an apolitical Canadian hero just because you're a vandal and a total jackass.