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re: Historical monuments okay or not
Posted on 8/15/17 at 2:26 pm to beerJeep
Posted on 8/15/17 at 2:26 pm to beerJeep
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Absolutely. Can the anti monument people separate the two? You can immortalize generals such as Robert e lee based on his character and his military accomplishments and not immortalize his tacit support of the institution of slavery. After all, in every first hand account I've read on both the union and confederate side, Lee was respected and thought highly of. Post war memoirs as well as pre war memoirs state as such.
Lee used his military mind to commit treason. And the statues of him are memorializing that treason by showing him in confederate regalia. Some sins loom larger than any achievement. Treason is one.
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Tearing down statues of men you don't agree with based on today's moral standards is wrong.
Treason is not "today's moral standard." It has always been a grave sin.
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Posted on 8/15/17 at 2:29 pm to WheelRoute
quote:At the time of the civil war, it was still a debate whether or not secession was treason. It was hardly a settled legal debate.
Lee used his military mind to commit treason.
Posted on 8/15/17 at 2:40 pm to WheelRoute
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Treason is not "today's moral standard." It has always been a grave sin.
Remind me. What's the penalty for treason? Death correct? Not hey, be the head of this college. Oh, and you still get all your rights back.
If the men who fought him can look past his transgressions, why can't we?
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