Charlottesville

[Gene C]

One of the difficulties in responding to the question posted above is like using 50 words or less for a question requiring a 500 word response.

The problem isn't the monuments being flash points, anymore than the vehicle used to run over people, or a gun to shoot people, is responsible for their injuries and death. They are both tools someone uses to vent hatred and/or cause injury to others. The removal of monuments and flags will not solve the problem, it's only a short term solution. The emotions and attitudes will move on to another symbol or object to be used to express their feelings. The problem isn't the statues or the flag. It isn't the cars or the guns. It is people who have let wrong thoughts overtake and control their thinking.

Slavery was and still is wrong. Putting up or taking down statues won't change that.
Nor will it fix the current problem some people experience with racial issues. Changes in attitude will. Part of the difficulty is SOME of the people trying to make the change (and often the most vocal) have the wrong attitude when it comes to making the changes needed.
My opinion is that the government in many ways has been well intentioned, but spent their resources on the wrong solutions.
And I have exceeded my 50 words.