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In reply to the discussion: Commission calls for stripping Robert E. Lee of honors at West Point [View all]The Jungle 1
(4,552 posts)25. Yes that is the ironic part.
Lincoln got shot!
Then the south spent the next 150 years building statues and celebrating their treason.
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Commission calls for stripping Robert E. Lee of honors at West Point [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Aug 2022
OP
I definitely agree with this. At one point these names served the purpose of reconciliation, but the
artemisia1
Aug 2022
#2
It certainly was thought they would. As to whether they did that is another story. /nt
artemisia1
Aug 2022
#36
They removed Arnold for being a traitor. Why not Lee too for turning against the government?
AZLD4Candidate
Aug 2022
#6
Ford's pardon of Nixon enabled a generation of GOP presidents thinking they were above the law.
NYC Liberal
Aug 2022
#18
A history I read said not a single enlisted person turned their backs on their country. Just
LT Barclay
Aug 2022
#10
Thanks for finding that! I'm trying to remember where I first heard about this
Rhiannon12866
Aug 2022
#20
You're welcome. I had just never heard of such an absurdity as Congress having wasted the time...
xocetaceans
Aug 2022
#28
I looked further into this, and you might be interested in what was said in the House....
xocetaceans
Aug 2022
#35
Yes, that surprised me too. It makes one wonder, so here is a portion of the House debate...
xocetaceans
Aug 2022
#34
In Robert E Lee's case, restoration of his citizenship was first passed by Congress
Rhiannon12866
Aug 2022
#40
The traitors who tried to destroy the USA and caused massive death and destruction
Mysterian
Aug 2022
#23
Benedict Arnold played a significant role in colonial forces winning the Battle of Saratoga....
paleotn
Aug 2022
#43
Ironically, Arnold may have been the best general on either side of that war...
malthaussen
Aug 2022
#47