[robowombat]

At the time of the Lincoln statue uproar I seriously suggested the SCV should say it was a fine idea and should be linked to putting a statue of R E Lee in DC maybe with Lee's (possible) quote 'Duty is the most subline word in the English language.' Other countries have done this with 'noble rebels'. In Tokyo one of the biggest statues commemorates Saigo Takamori the leader of the southern (Japanese) revolt against the Tokagawa regime.

[republicanwizard]

What is so noble about turning one's sword on the government and country that gave him the sword?

[Non-Sequitur]

At the time of the Lincoln statue uproar I seriously suggested the SCV should say it was a fine idea and should be linked to putting a statue of R E Lee in DC...

There is a statue of Lee in Washington, D.C. It's located in Statuary Hall in the Capitol Building. So shut up about the Lincoln statue in Richmond already.

[archy]

At the time of the Lincoln statue uproar I seriously suggested the SCV should say it was a fine idea and should be linked to putting a statue of R E Lee in DC maybe with Lee's (possible) quote 'Duty is the most subline word in the English language.' Other countries have done this with 'noble rebels'. In Tokyo one of the biggest statues commemorates Saigo Takamori the leader of the southern (Japanese) revolt against the Tokagawa regime.

Similarly, the Austrians, I believe, award the Order of Maria Theresa to soldiers who have *successfully* disobeyed an order to obtain the correct results. That's a dangerous precedent for an army that runs on discipline, but a necessary one for a free country in control of its military instead of vice-versa.