The refusal of exclusions or anathemas incites debate. Without any eclecticism. To illuminate, through exchange, the roots and historic aims. To progress together, respecting our diversity. There is no going backwards.
Anniversaries are milestones in the life of whole peoples as well as individuals.
They allow us to establish points of reference to measure development, to understand their significance, to put the future into perspective. Often they illuminate equally well the motivations and expectations of the present as well as the processes of the past. It is impossible to grasp the possibilities in germination without clearing the ruins which obstruct the horizon. There is no going backwards in history. But we will not be able to advance without exposing the scars, without freeing ourselves from taboos, mummified doctrines or monumental symbols.