Civil War: John Kelly Praises Robert E.Lee and Won't Blame the Slave-Owning Confederacy for the Conflict (generations, racism)
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There were many issues that caused the civil war. Slavery was a big one, but lets face facts. Northern Whites were not all that concerned about the welfare of black slaves. Your average Union soldier wasn't fighting and dying because they felt ending slavery was worth the sacrifice of their life. Some may have felt that way, but certainly not all or most.
It was a different day. Loyalty to state was right there with loyalty to country. Kelly is correct in that the Civil war was absolutely the result of a failure to compromise or to seek consensus. Diplomacy failed.
By today's standards Lee was a traitor to the United States. Back then State's rights were a major concern and the threat of big government and excessive taxation were as well. WE may have won the civil war but lost on the last 2. Now we are an entitlement driven welfare state.
Robert E Lee was a mentor to many of our great military leaders of the day. One can praise an enemy and still respect them, nothing wrong with that.
There were many issues that caused the civil war. Slavery was a big one, but lets face facts. Northern Whites were not all that concerned about the welfare of black slaves. Your average Union soldier wasn't fighting and dying because they felt ending slavery was worth the sacrifice of their life. Some may have felt that way, but certainly not all or most.
It was a different day. Loyalty to state was right there with loyalty to country. Kelly is correct in that the Civil war was absolutely the result of a failure to compromise or to seek consensus. Diplomacy failed.
By today's standards Lee was a traitor to the United States. Back then State's rights were a major concern and the threat of big government and excessive taxation were as well. WE may have won the civil war but lost on the last 2. Now we are an entitlement driven welfare state. Robert E Lee was a mentor to many of our great military leaders of the day. One can praise an enemy and still respect them, nothing wrong with that.
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There were many issues that caused the civil war. Slavery was a big one, but lets face facts. Northern Whites were not all that concerned about the welfare of black slaves. Your average Union soldier wasn't fighting and dying because they felt ending slavery was worth the sacrifice of their life. Some may have felt that way, but certainly not all or most.
It was a different day. Loyalty to state was right there with loyalty to country. Kelly is correct in that the Civil war was absolutely the result of a failure to compromise or to seek consensus. Diplomacy failed.
By today's standards Lee was a traitor to the United States. Back then State's rights were a major concern and the threat of big government and excessive taxation were as well. WE may have won the civil war but lost on the last 2. Now we are an entitlement driven welfare state.
Robert E Lee was a mentor to many of our great military leaders of the day. One can praise an enemy and still respect them, nothing wrong with that.
Good summation. And the OP was wrong, Gen. Kelly is not from South Boston, he's from Brighton.
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