I have nothing against Civil War monuments

[PNW-Dem]

As long as they are of General William Tecumseh Sherman!

[Tommy_Carcetti]

1. Sherman was no saint, either.

He took some pretty hard line positions about total warfare, especially against Native Americans.

How about we not get so hung up on war, period, other than the fields of battle where they actually took place?

[Not Ruth]

2. Sherman is considered a Nazi by the GOP

[LexVegas]

3. Was it what he did in the Civil War or to Native Americans that you like so much? nt

[PNW-Dem]

5. The Civil War

The Civil War, his actions against Native Americans were deplorable. If they don’t want to tear down the Confederate statues, then they can have a Sherman statue erected next to each…

Also, Sherman’s actions are considered severe, but it can be argued that he shortened the war and saved lives. I know that the argument sounds familiar.

[LexVegas]

7. Should statues of those complicit in Native American genocide come down? nt

[hlthe2b]

10. yes

[hlthe2b]

11. "but it can be argued that he shortened the war and saved lives" : BULL SHIT

[Jim Beard]

14. Yes, he used the atomic bomb. it saved American lives.

[HopeAgain]

4. he massacred a lot of Native Americans

And his tactics in the civil war were brutal. I'm not with you on this.

[Jim Beard]

16. He wasn't the only one, the whole goddamn country wanted the native American population

moved out of the way. Even Southerners.

[HopeAgain]

17. Doesn't change my view of anything

[FLPanhandle]

6. Sherman could rightly be considered a war criminal

His actions in the Civil War and against Native Americans was and still is considered atrocious.

The man made a name for himself by declaring war on civilians.

[hlthe2b]

8. No.. Sherman was not a man to be admired. He may have been on the "right" side but...

his horrific methods have lead to this generations long quest for revenge.

There is honor even in war. On that score, Sherman was sorely lacking.


THAT statue should come down too. It celebrates a war criminal and Indian War genocidal maniac.

[hlthe2b]

9. as repeatedly pointed out, the OP knows little of history re: Sherman. This thread should be deleted

We do not celebrate war criminals--no matter which side they serve.

[Jim Beard]

12. So all of the Confederate generals were saints? No, Shermans statue should be placed 2x's bigger

next to every monument to the south. The same goes for every Ten Commandment monument. We are talking about war monuments.

[hlthe2b]

13. One DUrec for this wreck of a thread: who, you ask? The OP, of course (unless they've since unrece

[Lee-Lee]

15. If Sherman is good despite his other acts than using that logic

Lee should be honored for all his service before and after the civil war...