"He led US soldiers to crush the insurrection by people who didn't want to be owned by other people, led by a guy who didn't want people to be owned by other people."
Also this is Lee's opinion on statues of the Confederacy.
"I think it wiser," the retired military leader wrote about a proposed Gettysburg memorial in 1869, "…not to keep open the sores of war but to follow the examples of those nations who endeavored to obliterate the marks of civil strife, to commit to oblivion the feelings engendered."
FanOfFictionFifty5 on December 25th, 2020 at 15:33 UTC »
This is insane even by Prager standards. They’re usually just skirting the surface of the insane conservative pool, but this is diving right in.
AnthonyInTX on December 25th, 2020 at 15:43 UTC »
"He led US soldiers to crush the insurrection by people who didn't want to be owned by other people, led by a guy who didn't want people to be owned by other people."
Um, that's a reason to honor this guy? Huh?
KokichiKomaeda on December 25th, 2020 at 16:20 UTC »
Also this is Lee's opinion on statues of the Confederacy.
"I think it wiser," the retired military leader wrote about a proposed Gettysburg memorial in 1869, "…not to keep open the sores of war but to follow the examples of those nations who endeavored to obliterate the marks of civil strife, to commit to oblivion the feelings engendered."
Source: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/robert-e-lee-opposed-confederate-monuments