White House Chief of Staff, John Kelly, has remarked that the American Civil War was started due to the lack of compromise. He was discussing the fact that in today's society, in order to deal with our history, that we are tearing down historical monuments. He stated that Robert E. Lee chose duty to state over government. That was just how it was back in that day.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/31/politics/john-kelly-civil-war-fox-news/index.html
I think that in today's society we need to try to understand that 100 years ago, life was different and human made different choices. As humans, we have evolved and we have learned so many things that used to be acceptable that is no longer acceptable. We ultimately have become better people and we need to celebrate that instead of tearing each other down just because of a difference of opinions...and we should never try to remove, forget or re-write history.
I honestly agree. The removal of the Robert E Lee statue was just ,to me, like ok it's somewhat necessary but at the same time not. Robert E Lee didn't agree with the ideas of the South, but felt bound to fight for his state because it was his duty. We judge a man who fought because it was his duty. We judge him harshly just because he fought for a side that has the wrong ideals. That's what people are now a days. If you fought for the wrong side, you get judged just because.
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