While I agree the statue should stay, it's more complicated than your go-to rant about "progressives/the Left" and how you're not an extremist but White Power groups make a lot of sense.
The only lasting consequence of this is as I said. It will
**** a lot of people off, will diminish their sympathy for native and native causes, and play into the hands of the Trumps of the world.
As for my 'go to' rant, do you imagine it was a bunch of conservatives on city council that voted on this? Do you imagine it was conservative activists proposing it?