Re: POTUS 45.17 - Section 4 of Amendment 25
If you want history, put a monument commemorating the dead- the ones who really sacrificed for the war. Germany has a national cemetery in Normandy, just like we do. So commemorating the dead would be appropriate.
But putting a statue up that idolizes a person who decided to be a general for the opposition- which is the definition of a traitor- who eventually lost the war- what did he do to specifically deserve recognition? Worse- later in life, Lee claims that he was for the ending of slavery- which points out that he fought for the wrong side. So he was a traitor fighting for the wrong side of an argument. That is hardly someone to look up to from a wartime perspective.
Take the statues down for the generals, replace them with monuments remembering the fallen. Far, far more effective, and it reminds us the real cost of war. And not the some kind of "glory of war" BS.
Originally posted by FlagDUDE08
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But putting a statue up that idolizes a person who decided to be a general for the opposition- which is the definition of a traitor- who eventually lost the war- what did he do to specifically deserve recognition? Worse- later in life, Lee claims that he was for the ending of slavery- which points out that he fought for the wrong side. So he was a traitor fighting for the wrong side of an argument. That is hardly someone to look up to from a wartime perspective.
Take the statues down for the generals, replace them with monuments remembering the fallen. Far, far more effective, and it reminds us the real cost of war. And not the some kind of "glory of war" BS.
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