Posted on 05/25/2020 1:09:17 PM PDT by kevcol
Top Pentagon officials late Sunday blasted The New York Times for a Memorial Day weekend editorial that criticized the military for naming bases after Confederate generals.
The piece, titled “Why Does the U.S. Military Celebrate White Supremacy,” ran in Sunday’s print edition of the newspaper. It argued that “it is time to rename bases for American heroes — not racist traitors.”
The editorial singled out Georgia’s Fort Benning, North Carolina’s Fort Bragg and other installations
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They ought to change the name of Ft. Bragg simply because he’s was a sucky general. You don’t see any Fort Fredendalls, do you?
The NYTIMES has its head up its rear end. What about celebrating U.S. history?
Sorry, Times. Those people were a part of our past and we can’t erase them from the record.
I love and support the U.S. military.
But, “the most powerful force for good in world history”, is a bit over the top.
Jesus and free market economics surely preceed the U.S. Military. I’ll put our military #3 on history’s list.
United States Army bases should not be named after people who fought against the United States.
If there is a section for people that were defeated by the United States Army then perhaps those men could be remembered there.
I am sure lost causers will be along to explain the error of my ways.
Shouldn’t the Democratic Party change its name?
The party of J.C.Calhoun, Robert Barnwell Rhett, George Wallace, Woodrow Wilson, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Richard Russel, John Stennis, Wade Hampton, etc, etc, etc.
Shouldn’t the Democratic Party change its name?
The party of J.C.Calhoun, Robert Barnwell Rhett, George Wallace, Woodrow Wilson, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Jefferson Davis, Richard Russel, John Stennis, Wade Hampton, etc, etc, etc.
Um snowflake, Confederate soldiers were given equal status to US veterans per a 1950s law.
Fort Rommel would be pretty cool...
Just saying.
Posted from the NY TIMES basement.
Bragg won his biggest battle, Chickamauga. Lee lost his biggest battle, Gettysburg.
So would the brits be considered treasonous bastards for leaving the eu?
No, he “won” a tactical victory for a day, but General George Thomas, aka, “The Rock of Chickamauga” limited that so-called “victory”.
So a bunch off G-ddamn communist are unhappy with the name of a military base.....eff ‘em!!!!
I would have said “We will revisit the naming of bases when the NY Times gives back all their Pulitzers for lying about Soviet Russia and the ones for the Fake News Russian Collusion story.
Suck it, yankee. The name is staying.
a tactical victory is preferable to a disasterous defeat.
Lincoln didn’t want the South punished after the War - he wanted the United States whole again. Thank God New York Times filth wasn’t around to influence events.
Lincoln was large in life and purpose...the boys at the New York Times by contrast are petty and vengeful.
If I recall correctly, the reasoning behind why Southern forts were named after Southern generals was to gain favor among would be Southern military conscripts.
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