And yet, funnily enough, you keep talking.
The KKK was formed and actively consisted of ex-Confederates.
Oh, and by the way, the Spanish American War’s main prize, Cuba? An island Southerners had desired to seize control over for decades.
There were no heroes, it was a senseless and disgusting slaughter born of an unresolved contradiction which has poisoned this country since its inception.
You were dead, flat out wrong, which you and a whole lot of Americans are abut their sordid, genocidal history, papered over from the get go by the founding terrorists, stunning hypocrites all.
But guess who actually did seize control of Cuba, Guam, the Philippines, Hawaii, ... none other than the terrorist USA.
Perhaps you should actually look at what the Spanish were doing on Cuba before you start screaming about "terrorism".
Exactly what the USA continued with. Stealing other people's lands and wealth, raping their women, children, men, murdering at will.
All learned from the founding terrorists. The fathers of America's genocides.
We should celebrate it by highlighting all the Southern heroes who did NOT betray their nation.
Here’s a fantastic twitter thread celebrating these patriots, while making the subtle point that confederates were not patriots.. they were traitors.
What a great idea! There’s dozens of examples and pics in the thread.
Angry Staff Officer on Twitter: "Tomorrow begins #ConfederateHeritageMonth in seven US states. Celebrate it by spreading the word that southern hegemony in secession was a lie - this thread celebrates all the southerners who remained loyal to the US, and to their oath.… https://t.co/nvgvH0Q33D"
Also, Alabama brothers David and William Birney. David would rise to division & corps command, William commanded black troops in combat. Both rose to the rank of major general and managed to be true to their country.
The Civil War was over 150 years ago. We've moved on, why haven't you?
They only wanted their freedom and stunning hypocrites that those of the USA are, they said, "No, we were borne of the founding terrorists but you can't do what the founding terrorists did, seek freedom from an oppressive north whose only concern was, as always, MONEY. The super high tariff north didn't like the free trade south.
Didn't they control the slave trade, which lead to the Civil War in the first place? That's left out of the movies and school text books Hari. I wonder why.............. no I don't!
We should change all the monuments and street names to southerners who fought against the confederates.
Keep the original monuments, next to them there should be erected new ones. The new monuments would remind everyone that The South Lost The War!. That's history, too.
For example, here is a statue of Robert E. Lee, astride his horse and looking like the conquering hero. Next to it another statue. This one celebrating Lee's surrender to Grant after Appomattox.
Then you have General Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler.
A graduate of West Point Class of 1859, he was one of many that resigned in 1861 and went home to fight for what they saw as "Their Home". A hero many times over in the war, he was recognized as one of their brighter commanders, and at the end of the war was a Lieutenant General.
And in 1880 he was elected to Congress as the representative from Alabama. And during his 20 years in Congress he constantly strove to heal the wounds of the Civil War.
And when the Spanish-American War broke out, he petitioned President McKinley to be allowed to join. He was appointed as a Major General, as the commander of volunteers (including the "Rough Riders"). And immediately upon the conclusion of hostilities in Cuba he sailed to the Philippines where he served for another year before accepting a commission as a Brigadier General in the Regular Army. He retired as that rank in 1900.
One famous bit of history about him was in 1902, when he attended the 100th anniversary celebration of the US Military Academy at West Point. A great many alumni who he had served with were also in attendance, including Lieutenant General James Longstreet (CSA) and Brigadier General Ed Porter (CSA). But instead of wearing his Lieutenant General CSA uniform or his Major General Volunteer uniform, he wore his Regular Army Brigadier General uniform. The lowest of all 3 ranks he held.
Longstreet famously quipped to him when he walked up in "Yankee Blue" "Joe, I hope that Almighty God takes me before he does you, for I want to be within the gates of hell to hear Jubal Early cuss you in the blue uniform."
He left the US military for reasons of his own, but especially considering his actions after that war was over I would find it hard to believe anybody who called him a "Traitor".
He is also 1 of only 2 Confederate Generals interred at Arlington.
I believe that people in 2019 who want to celebrate Confederate Heritage Month should be able to so without being subjected to insults.
Here in the United States, many days, months, and even street corners are devoted to honoring people, causes, etc.
For example, a street intersection here in Los Angeles has just been dedicated to a murdered rapper. Even if one disagrees with that decision, one should hold one's piece. So, too, with the decision to celebrate the Confederacy.
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