I wish it was easy to remove hate from people's heart, but it's not. Why do some people think removing racist monuments will erase people's hatred? I get it, racist monuments serve as a reminder of how blacks were made to feel less than, so in that regard I want them gone. Nobody needs a reminder of the hateful past, but the past should serve as a reminder of how far we've come and how far we still have to go. General Robert E. Lee, one of the leaders in the war said that losers shouldn't be immortalized because the South lost the war so initially, he didn't want the rebel flag up, but racists ignored his wishes.
Sin is the root of all society's issues. When Adam & Eve disobeyed God and ate the forbidden fruit, sin entered the world and we're seeing the results. What good will it do to remove those racist monuments if racism is embedded in people's hearts? To eliminate racism, you have to eliminate people's racist beliefs. People were racist before monuments. Even if you take down every racist symbol and monument, that won’t mean anything to hardcore racists because they’ll still have prejudice in their heart.
