Lee was a good man just like Washington. Leave his statue alone.

[ultron]

I say this as a Chinese.

Robert Lee never mistreated anyone, not even slaves. He was a man with a good heart. He was a Virginian. Virginia was his home. It's true that the civil war was unfortunate with hundreds of thousands killed, but the civil war was not Lee's fault anymore than it was Grant's fault. Every man back then fought for his home state just like every man back in Washington's days used black slaves. Lee was not more evil than Washington.

Lee was not more a traitor than Washington. Washington declared war on Britain. Washington was a general in the British army. He didn't want to fight Britain. He had no choice. Lee declared war on USA. Lee was a general in the USA army. He didn't want to fight USA. He had no choice.

USA didn't punish Lee after the civil war. His statue was put there to honor him as a man of courage, dignity, dedication, moral values, and to remember his service to USA.

British people put up a statue of George Washington in London to remember his service to Britain.

https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/blog/around-london/statues-6-american-presidents-london/

Whites forgave Lee. I think it's time for blacks to do the same. The black mayor of Charlottesville should do some soul searching and be a beacon against social division in his city and for tolerance in his city.

Two wrongs don't make a right. Hate begets hate. Love begets love.

The Sorcerer Supreme in Doctor Strange said this. We cannot eradicate the evil in each and every one of us, but we can try to rise above it.

 

[ultron]

@C130 @Falcon29 @500

 

[CenterLeft]

I say this as a Chinese.

Robert Lee never mistreated anyone, not even slaves. He was a man with a good heart. He was a Virginian. Virginia was his home. It's true that the civil war was unfortunate with hundreds of thousands killed, but the civil war was not Lee's fault anymore than it was Grant's fault. Every man back then fought for his home state just like every man back in Washington's days used black slaves. Lee was not more evil than Washington.

Lee was not more a traitor than Washington. Washington declared war on Britain. Washington was a general in the British army. He didn't want to fight Britain. He had no choice. Lee declared war on USA. Lee was a general in the USA army. He didn't want to fight USA. He had no choice.

What nonsense! Lee was a traitor to the US government and wanted to split the nation into two. Anyone who takes up arms against the state and cause dismemberment is a traitor. Would you consider Mujibur Rahman and GM Syed to be Pakistani patriots deserving of statues in Islamabad? Are they the equivalent of Chaudhry Rehmat Ali and Hafeez Jalandhari?

 

[ultron]

What nonsense! Lee was a traitor to the US government and wanted to split the nation into two. Anyone who takes up arms against the state and cause dismemberment is a traitor. Would you consider Mujibur Rahman and GM Syed to be Pakistani patriots deserving of statues in Islamabad? Are they the equivalent of Chaudhry Rehmat Ali and Hafeez Jalandhari?

George Washington took up arms against Britain and there is a statue of him in London's Trafalgar square. A man can be remembered for the good he has done instead of the bad he has done. I think eastern people do not understand this. This is where western philosophy shines.

 

[faithfulguy]

George Washington took up arms against Britain and there is a statue of him in London's Trafalgar square. A man can be remembered for the good he has done instead of the bad he has done. I think eastern people do not understand this. This is where western philosophy shines.

Not everyone is perfect. But the western Liberals view things black and white.

 

[ultron]

Not everyone is perfect. But the western Liberals view things black and white.

Everyone has done bad things. The sorcerer supreme in Doctor Strange said this. We cannot eradicate the evil in each and every one of us, but we can try to rise above it. Demonizing others only shows the evil in yourself.

 

[faithfulguy]

Everyone has done bad things. The sorcerer supreme in Doctor Strange said this. We cannot eradicate the evil in each and every one of us, but we can try to rise above it. Demonizing others only shows the evil in yourself.

It's sad that hate and division rile people up more than tolerance and understanding.

 

[CenterLeft]

George Washington took up arms against Britain and there is a statue of him in London's Trafalgar square. A man can be remembered for the good he has done instead of the bad he has done. I think eastern people do not understand this. This is where western philosophy shines.

The statues of Washington and Lincoln came in the 20th century after WW1. They celebrated the partnership and peace between Britain and the US.

When the Confederacy partners with the US government and fights wars with it rather than against it, we can have a statue of Lee in the mall in Washington, DC. As long as the statues represent a failed ideology and are supported by a fringe group that wants to take America back to the time of slavery, the statues are not welcome.

 

[shadows888]

I say this as a Chinese.

Robert Lee never mistreated anyone, not even slaves. He was a man with a good heart. He was a Virginian. Virginia was his home. It's true that the civil war was unfortunate with hundreds of thousands killed, but the civil war was not Lee's fault anymore than it was Grant's fault. Every man back then fought for his home state just like every man back in Washington's days used black slaves. Lee was not more evil than Washington.

Lee was not more a traitor than Washington. Washington declared war on Britain. Washington was a general in the British army. He didn't want to fight Britain. He had no choice. Lee declared war on USA. Lee was a general in the USA army. He didn't want to fight USA. He had no choice.

USA didn't punish Lee after the civil war. His statue was put there to honor him as a man of courage, dignity, dedication, moral values, and to remember his service to USA.

British people put up a statue of George Washington in London to remember his service to Britain.

https://www.guidelondon.org.uk/blog/around-london/statues-6-american-presidents-london/

Whites forgave Lee. I think it's time for blacks to do the same. The black mayor of Charlottesville should do some soul searching and be a beacon against social division in his city and for tolerance in his city.

Two wrongs don't make a right. Hate begets hate. Love begets love.

The Sorcerer Supreme in Doctor Strange said this. We cannot eradicate the evil in each and every one of us, but we can try to rise above it.

I see that you are Chinese,

As a Native American Jew, I completely agree that we should add Robert E. Lee's statues across the nation and around the world, by force if necessary.

 

[forsigmar]

Its funny because the democrats, who started the Civil War, are trying to tear down one of their best and most loyal generals.

 

[Hack-Hook]

The statues of Washington and Lincoln came in the 20th century after WW1. They celebrated the partnership and peace between Britain and the US.

When the Confederacy partners with the US government and fights wars with it rather than against it, we can have a statue of Lee in the mall in Washington, DC. As long as the statues represent a failed ideology and are supported by a fringe group that wants to take America back to the time of slavery, the statues are not welcome.

Lee was a military man if you want to show a failed ideology go and put statue of a politician that supported the ideology not a military man who has nothing with ideology and only followed the order of those politician who after the end of the war continued as if nothing have happened and nobody told them that their hand is stained with the blood of milions