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New congressional resolution introduced to remove Lee statue from Antietam

Im all for it. Remove statues dedicated to glorifying traitors.
 
CommunityStanda said:
Especially statues of Obama.
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I know right? Trump had Obama sussed out the second Trump saw that black skin.

You might not know it, but Trump started a whole racist movement, the Birther Movement, attacking Obama for almost a decade, all because Obama's skin was dark. Said he was Unamerican. And believe it or not, millions and millions of Americans supported this racist attack on the POTUS. Makes me so happy I don't live in The States. :)
 
Redress said:
Glorifying a loser who invaded our country is kinda not a good idea anyway.
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Antietam is an actual battlefield where General Lee was in command.
 
apdst said:
Antietam is an actual battlefield where General Lee was in command.
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Well, way to not address what I said. Antietam was an actual battlefield where Lee's invading army was defeated by one of the worst generals in the war.
 
Redress said:
Well, way to not address what I said. Antietam was an actual battlefield where Lee's invading army was defeated by one of the worst generals in the war.
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That's irrelevant to the fact that General Lee commanded The Army of Northern Virginia at the battle.
 
apdst said:
That's irrelevant to the fact that General Lee commanded The Army of Northern Virginia at the battle.
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But it is relevant to whether there should be a statue of him there. Do try and keep up.
 
Redress said:
But it is relevant to whether there should be a statue of him there. Do try and keep up.
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This is the erasure of history. It's Taliban'esque.
 
apdst said:
This is the erasure of history. It's Taliban'esque.
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No it is not. There is tons of history that is remembered without statues. Maybe you have heard of those things we call books. Stupid hysterics are stupid.
 
bomberfox said:
Im all for it. Remove statues dedicated to glorifying traitors.
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Exactly. Glorifying traitors to King and Country, like George Washington and the 52 who signed the declaration of independence, is unacceptable.
 
Redress said:
No it is not. There is tons of history that is remembered without statues. Maybe you have heard of those things we call books. Stupid hysterics are stupid.
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In the battlefield parks, history is documented through markers and statues on the battlefield. It's literally, an outdoor museum.

Next, you'll want to have all the photographs of Confederate generals removed from the vistor's centers at the NBP's.
 
apdst said:
In the battlefield parks, history is documented through markers and statues on the battlefield. It's literally, an outdoor museum.

Next, you'll want to have all the photographs of Confederate generals removed from the vistor's centers at the NBP's.
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We also need to change the name of Washington and Lee university, Ft. Lee, 8 counties, 46 schools and who knows how many roads.
 
Amazing how ignorant some are when it comes to history. Meh....
 
apdst said:
In the battlefield parks, history is documented through markers and statues on the battlefield. It's literally, an outdoor museum.
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Statues are not the only was to document history.

Next, you'll want to have all the photographs of Confederate generals removed from the vistor's centers at the NBP's.
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No. Why are you wrong so often?
 
apdst said:
That's irrelevant to the fact that General Lee commanded The Army of Northern Virginia at the battle.
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the civil war can be read in "Battle Cry Of Freedom The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson.

This book can be read online for free.
 
I do not know who has the final word on this matter, but I hope that General Lee's statute will be permitted to remain on that battlefield.

We must never forget the horrific suffering sustained by both sides.

General Lee was a soldier and a gentleman.
 
TheParser said:
I do not know who has the final word on this matter, but I hope that General Lee's statute will be permitted to remain on that battlefield.

We must never forget the horrific suffering sustained by both sides.

General Lee was a soldier and a gentleman.
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Did you know that people are capable of remembering things without statues? Its true, its true!

Calling Lee a gentleman is laughable. In his invasions of US territory, he allowed his men to kidnap and sell US citizens for profit. Hardly the actions of a "gentleman".
 
Redress said:
Calling Lee a gentleman is laughable.
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Thank you for your opinion.

I prefer to believe those books that describe the general as a true Southern gentleman.

I wish that our country had more men like him today instead of the many uncultured individuals that we meet at school, at work, and in public.
 
CommunityStanda said:
Everything you ever wanted to know about the civil war can be read in "Battle Cry Of Freedom The Civil War Era by James M. McPherson.

This book can be read online for free.
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Well, not everything. ;)
 
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