"It’s a standard part of every revolution: The gleeful citizens amass in the square and topple the towering statue of the dethroned despot. And then they dance for joy," writes Mike Ervin. "It never works the other way around. The citizens never get together and solemnly erect a statue of the despot to serve as a reminder of a dark and brutal time so that future generations will never forget what happened. No, the only way you’ll ever see a scene like that is if you take a video of a toppling ceremony and run it backward."