"We have destroyed 80 percent of the statues. There is only small amount left and we will destroy that soon"
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As a clergyman, Omar’s phrasing leans on moral authorization without bothering to spell it out. The statues aren’t described as art, history, or even idols; they’re simply obstacles to be removed. That omission is the subtext. When you refuse to name what you’re erasing, you also refuse the debate that might humanize it. The line “only small amount left” turns cultural heritage into residue, like clutter after a cleanup. “We will destroy that soon” adds a chilling temporal pressure: what remains is living on borrowed time, and the speaker wants the world to know it.
The context this rhetoric typically inhabits is iconoclasm as performance. Destroying statues isn’t only about theology; it’s about power over memory. Public monuments are a society’s shortcuts to identity, and smashing them is a way of announcing who is now allowed to define the past. The statement functions as intimidation (to opponents), recruitment (to sympathizers who crave decisive purity), and a warning to international audiences that pleading for preservation won’t slow the timetable. The point isn’t just to break stone; it’s to demonstrate that nothing is beyond reach.
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| Topic | War |
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Omar, Mohammed. (2026, January 15). We have destroyed 80 percent of the statues. There is only small amount left and we will destroy that soon. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/we-have-destroyed-80-percent-of-the-statues-there-170226/
Chicago Style
Omar, Mohammed. "We have destroyed 80 percent of the statues. There is only small amount left and we will destroy that soon." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/we-have-destroyed-80-percent-of-the-statues-there-170226/.
MLA Style (9th ed.)
"We have destroyed 80 percent of the statues. There is only small amount left and we will destroy that soon." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/we-have-destroyed-80-percent-of-the-statues-there-170226/. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.



