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44. Lee's Amnysty Oath was lost for 140 years

Reply to Yupster (Reply #42)

Tue Apr 7, 2015, 11:46 AM

Apr 2015

It was recovered in the 70s and he had his citizenship restored by President Ford.

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Make the Confederacy's Defeat a National Holiday [View all] KamaAina Apr 2015 OP

Disagree, seems to be a movement to continue to punish the south. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #1

we have no business paying to upkeep confederate monuments dsc Apr 2015 #2

There has to be a better way than a federal "you suck" holiday. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #4

we have basses named after traitorous Confederate Generals dsc Apr 2015 #6

If we had nothing more pressing to do, this might make sense. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #8

Weak argument. One of the 99 Apr 2015 #37

I disagree that it's "morally right". NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #38

So we should have monuments to racists One of the 99 Apr 2015 #46

We should leve monuments up that were installed in the past and learn from them, yes. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #47

Another weak argument One of the 99 Apr 2015 #50

Yes, I'm defending monuments to racists-- not to honor them but to remind ourselves. NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #53

But the monuments do honor them One of the 99 Apr 2015 #58

Yes, I AM! NYC_SKP Apr 2015 #59

It's a weak and dishonest argument One of the 99 Apr 2015 #60

and sopranos and altos Yupster Apr 2015 #39

I admire your tenor. Orrex Apr 2015 #40

Two responses to get to Godwin's Law onenote Apr 2015 #17

if the shoe fits dsc Apr 2015 #18

The idea that the shoe fits suggests you need some history lessons. onenote Apr 2015 #19

the only difference between NAZI's and the Confederates dsc Apr 2015 #20

Genocide is different than slavery onenote Apr 2015 #24

Now the Japanese, they were into slavery. oneshooter Apr 2015 #27

Hmmm... Adrahil Apr 2015 #30

You don't think blacks were victims of genocide? JaneyVee Apr 2015 #33

The number of African-Americans in the south before the Civil War Yupster Apr 2015 #41

In the American South? No. onenote Apr 2015 #43

And honoring people who fought a war so that they Zorra Apr 2015 #29

+1000000000000000000000 n/t SickOfTheOnePct Apr 2015 #9

The South is currently punishing us all with Republican control of the country. onehandle Apr 2015 #10

Plenty of republican jerks cwydro Apr 2015 #11

I can name a few from Wisconsin alone Art_from_Ark Apr 2015 #16

Lol! cwydro Apr 2015 #22

Gov Fracking was thankfully kicked out. Smithryee Apr 2015 #25

The lion's share of control is below the Mason-Dixon line. It is the Confederacy 2.0. nt onehandle Apr 2015 #23

there are a lot of repubs elected outside the old confederacy onenote Apr 2015 #28

I agree with you, and not just because I am a southerner steve2470 Apr 2015 #12

The only people I hear re-fighting the Civil War cordelia Apr 2015 #34

I agree steve2470 Apr 2015 #48

There are two types "re-fighting" the Civil War, the bigots and the ones you mentioned. Behind the Aegis Apr 2015 #49

+ Infinity Pooka Fey Apr 2015 #51

All the more reason to do just that. tenderfoot Apr 2015 #55

Rename things named after KKK officers? Nye Bevan Apr 2015 #3

Except he disavowed the KKK. Kingofalldems Apr 2015 #13

Lee did. Not sure about JD Telcontar Apr 2015 #31

Davis lived a long time after the war Yupster Apr 2015 #42

Lee's Amnysty Oath was lost for 140 years Telcontar Apr 2015 #44

I'd be the first to fly a giant-sized white flag off the patio of my Texas apartment. LanternWaste Apr 2015 #5

Perfect! KamaAina Apr 2015 #26

After more recent research, i believe the toll now is estimated at 800k Telcontar Apr 2015 #32

LOL, every day is Confederate Defeat Day! FSogol Apr 2015 #7

Long ago dead, each and every one of them. Bonx Apr 2015 #14

Coming to Us Dead struggle4progress Apr 2015 #15

sounds like a good idea considering how so many still CELEBRATE that era ... napkinz Apr 2015 #21

Thanks for the South bashing thread! It's so unique and liberal. cordelia Apr 2015 #35

As a former NOLA resident, I do not engage in South bashing. KamaAina Apr 2015 #45

I think the South should give all the tax $ they get from the rest of us back! tenderfoot Apr 2015 #57

There Might Be Something To This.... Laxman Apr 2015 #36

I drove through the Appomattox battlefield twice last weekend underpants Apr 2015 #52

But Appomattox Court House was not the last surrender. It wasn't even the largest. El Supremo Apr 2015 #54

How about we just let it go. Ignore the day and everything else about the Confeds NightWatcher Apr 2015 #56