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RE: Big Lee Removed from US Capital
December 21, 2020 at 12:01 pm
Good.
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RE: Big Lee Removed from US Capital
December 21, 2020 at 1:04 pm
(December 21, 2020 at 12:53 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: (December 21, 2020 at 11:42 am)Brian37 Wrote: A statue of Robert E Lee is being removed from the U.S. Capital. Good. Nobody deserves a participation monument fighting for slavery.
https://thehill.com/homenews/531103-robe...us-capitol
He was an excellent officer and University president almost all of his life.
And was the military leader of an armed insurrection. That’s kinda the important bit.
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RE: Big Lee Removed from US Capital
December 21, 2020 at 1:04 pm
He won one war, lost one. Tied.
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RE: Big Lee Removed from US Capital
December 21, 2020 at 1:31 pm
(December 21, 2020 at 1:04 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: He won one war, lost one. Tied.
A 50% failure rate, then. Not terribly impressive.
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