I suppose anyone who is able to consider themselves fan of the Confederacy might want to preserve its heritage but it’s not an issue for conservatives.
I thought Conservatives cared about the honest and open discussion of history, bad or good, rather than the sweeping of uncomfortable chapters of the past under the rug.
We'll discuss this further, I'm certain, when Antifa moves on to agitate for the removal of something that you *do* consider to be "an issue".
Good point Charles.
One of the reasons that leftist fascist AntiFa protesters are showing up here is that it is easy to tear down symbols of the past — any past. People are reluctant to tie themselves to the old and whatever negative items can be linked to it.
Whatever these creeps are protesting — I will say a good word for it on the forum < /churchill >
The great accident of the end of the civil war was the Grant / Lee attitudes and legacy of Appomattox. Each side was treated with honor. Each side soldiers were considered honorable men fighting on an honorable cause. Four plus years of death had to be put behind us.
Absolutely in favor or an honest and open discussion of history. Monuments, though, are another subject.
I for one would like to see the statue of Lenin in Portland (or is it Seattle) nuked.