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re: Robert e lee day
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:07 pm to Crowknowsbest
Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:07 pm to Crowknowsbest
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the nature of his state's cause seriously clouds his legacy.
The various truths about the Civil War are cornerstones for understanding the forces we're dealing with today -- but even in the south people have been engineered to think certain ways about the war. It's a shame.
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Posted on 1/16/17 at 1:16 pm to Sleeping Tiger
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The various truths about the Civil War are cornerstones for understanding the forces we're dealing with today -- but even in the south people have been engineered to think certain ways about the war. It's a shame.
It is, but in terms of Lee's legacy, it will be nearly impossible for the general population to separate him from the issue of slavery. His (and his state's) motivations are nearly irrelevant to most given the divisiveness of that single issue.
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