As I said before: then the world would be a very different place indeed, and most likely we would not be having this conversation.
IOW: both capably served unjust causes which, had they prevailed, would turn today's world upside down.
Impossible to imagine fully what that might mean now.
Regardless, my point remains: we often honor our past enemies when they are judged both capable and honorable, as was the case, imho, with Forrest.
If the Nazi’s had won and conquered both Europe and Russia then the Cold War would have been against the Third Reich and not the USSR. Pretty much the same thing but the enemy would have better uniforms.
Funny, this is what I was thinking about Grant. That war did turn the world upside down. We are still today dealing with the consequences of that insane war against the people of the South. That war created Fedzilla, and it created corruption in government on a level never before seen in this nation.
It created abortion on demand, homosexual marriage, banned prayer in public schools, redefined Presidential "natural born citizen" eligibility and caused forced busing, among other things. It was a disaster for the Republic and the principles upon which it was founded.
Of course it made the Empire State richer and more powerful.