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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paddy54, post: 4580174, member: 19250&quot;]Ah no Arlington national cemetery was&nbsp; the Lee&#039;s family plantation .</p><p>Lee was a west point grad.he had as many class mates who fought against him.</p><p>The war has been over for what 150 years?&nbsp; Since Lee surrenders at a&nbsp; court house, but it really never ended . As most wars never end....it just packed up and moved else where.....</p><p>I&#039;m sorry no disrespect to anyone or their family but when you surrender you lost.</p><p>You cause ,colors, and army are dismantled.</p><p>In this case as others that never happen...it was allowed to....smolder and burn...in the hearts of many&nbsp; on both sides North and South.</p><p>I was fortunate enough to have a professor in college who to my liking finally taught his classes the right, left, and middle views of US history.</p><p>History taught with truth not a text book view of candy coated history....that views</p><p>Are determine on where you went to school.....</p><p>I&#039;m quite sure that the members of the greatest generation ever would of put up with a Nazi or Japanese flag allowed to be flown.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or a likeness of their leaders to stand....in any forum.</p><p>This country needs to heal....from a war that ended over a 150 years ago.</p><p>Im sorry I need not look at a likeness of anyone who cause was lost,esspecially if that likeness is a symbol of slavery, or any other crimes against humanity.</p><p>There are no statues of Hitler.....in Germany.</p><p>They pulled down Sadam statues.</p><p>Now I do understand still waters run deep....time does at some point in history heal wounds....</p><p>I understand that family history is important...and should be passed on to family members... but not rubed in the noses of others ...who are correct to say you lost!</p><p>Your colors, flag, ideology gone...im sorry this country at this point needs to focus on uniting not dividing... we have lost&nbsp; almost over 150,000 people...to a virus that should Unite U.S. not divide us.</p><p>This virus could damn well kill us all...It doesn&#039;t care the color of your skin,your poiltics,your wealth status, what it does care about is completely destroying humans....all humans.</p><p>We as humans seem to get side tracked...we loose sight of what is important ..like</p><p>Live, Liberty, and freedom to agree to disagree. The right to live in peace...</p><p>History does repeat itself....as a student of I have seen it with my eyes,as well read in books....</p><p>Many a civilized socity on this planet have disappeared leaving huge&nbsp; cities&nbsp; in ruins. Do you believe that it cant happen again...think again! This isnt over....nor is the growing pains that we all feel.....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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