Robert E. Lee was a relative (by marriage) of George Washington. He was a hero of the US-Mexican war, and stopped the John Brown insurrection.
His battle tactics are still studied today, at respected military academies like West Point.
He became a Confederate officer because he considered Virginia to be his “country”. Until the end of the Civil War, that was a reasonable and honorable thing to do. And we have lost something by changing from “the United States are” to “the United States is”.
Finally, President Eisenhower considered Robert E Lee to be one of the four greatest Americans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOrtOlU8f9Y
Taking down monuments to Robert E Lee to appease a bunch of communist insurgents is worse than disgraceful!! What are future West Point cadets going to do when it is time to study Lee’s battle tactics? What are future generations of American students going to think about this generation’s blatant appeasement and cowardice in the face of violent communist ruffians? After all, the goal of these insurgents is to take down the ENTIRE U.S., not just the South. PHOOEY!!!!
Playing devil’s advocate here:
Isn’t a secessionist a traitor? Smart or not... He tried to destroy what was know as America.
Prepared for incoming but i’d rather here intelligent responses that I can use against this argument.