Here is a question for minorities, and all people who want these artifacts removed, and I ask this in earnest. What do you hope to accomplish by having these things taken down? What problems in minority communities will be fixed by doing this? Will the crime go away? Will the rampant drug problems suddenly disappear? To me, that is the real issue here. Slavery is a thing of the past, save the underground illegal operations. Furthermore, a large percentage of minorities who live in poverty in this country still have it better than they do back where they came from. Now that's real poverty. Living in mud huts or shanties. No electricity or any of the modern things that we as Americans take for granted on a daily basis. So, what will removing these things accomplish?

I really want to know.

PS: for the record, I don't care either way whether they stay or go. I do know this though. Removing those things will cost money. Wouldn't that money be better spent on the community? That's the only thing that sways my opinion to leaving them alone.

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