Although the concept of "red tourism" has been around for decades, it wasn't officially included in the country's national tourism plan until 2004. Some analysts say it presents a doctored version of history -- others going so far as to call it outright brainwashing.
Pour one out for anyone who has ever visited Stone Mountain, colonial Williamsburg, or looked at a statue of an American white man.
Even back when how to deface the Six Grandfathers was being discussed, there was a not-as-horrible idea to carve some indigenous people (and the villain from Silence of the Lambs) on it. This was denied by the literal KKK sculptor, and Wikipedia takes their word for why they chose against that idea.
If someone were to hypothetically sneak in and sandblast the faces off, maybe we can see those faces replaced or removed in our lifetime. Otherwise, Amerikkkans would never agree to get rid of their favorite fascist monument.
the venn diagram of die-hard rushmore lovers and people who write impassioned op-eds/sit down on the floor of a walmart and scream about woke cancel culture is a single circle