Why Socialists Want to Destroy Our Memory of the Past

A new history is being shown to youth in the United States that is critical of its founding stories and the values it was built on, and some are advocating to tear down statues, destroy art, and condemn the founding fathers. This phenomenon isn’t limited to the United States, however, and has a long history in socialist movements. In This episode of the explaining politics series of Crossroads, we explain the history of similar movements, and why socialists aim to destroy the memory of the past.