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* Again, this is big-time [[Truth in Television]], though the toppling of statues is an especially prominent subset of examples.
** A subset-within-a-subset is the toppling of statues of dictators in particular; such as Lenin, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, or Hussein, after the end of his regime.
*** Removal of Soviet imagery, however, was limited, mainly because [[Sigil Spam|sheer amount]], spread and often size of it would make this far too expensive and/or dangerous, so usually it was limited to demonstrative removal of a few eye-sore pieces, followed by discovery that everyone has more practical things to do.
*** The toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue may be a subversion, as [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Toppling_the_statue_of_Saddam_Hussein some sources claim it was staged by American Marines, not the Iraqis themselves.]
*** Not so much a subversion as an [[Analogy Backfire]]. The symbol was still smashed to represent disdain for what it represents, but that it was smashed by American Marines reflects on how, much like Hussein's regime itself, it was toppled by the Americans, who were not "greeted as liberators" to the extent that the Iraq War's advocates predicted.
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