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In reply to the discussion: Nazi war hero. Confederate war hero. [View all]Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)40. Too bad their morals had nothing to do with ending slavery
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Not sure. But the answer is presumably the same as for "Is there a hero of the Iraq war?"
redgreenandblue
Jul 2012
#1
there is so long as there's a culture remaining that venerates said 'heroes'. i'd say there is in
HiPointDem
Jul 2012
#2
Lee was commanding an army and was fighting for his state, same as generals like Rommel etc
loli phabay
Jul 2012
#12
I would think the Welsh would consider him a hero as well for fighting a common enemy.
geardaddy
Jul 2012
#69
I always thought Lee served in the federal army before taking command of the army of nova
loli phabay
Jul 2012
#144
well both ultimately fought against their previous employer so the comparison is pretty good
loli phabay
Jul 2012
#152
We are sympatico at the first part of your statement, but not all the way through:
freshwest
Jul 2012
#90
You know... I am a dissident now and I would have been a dissident then.
Luminous Animal
Jul 2012
#112
The reason why I asked is that even though the South lost, as a cultre..,
Luminous Animal
Jul 2012
#7
he dosent have one, not sure why you ascribe to Lee being the same as hitler
loli phabay
Jul 2012
#14
Davis and Lee should have been destroyed, They should have been lead from
Luminous Animal
Jul 2012
#18
okay i guess its not a discussion you want rather some sort of wierd one upmanship
loli phabay
Jul 2012
#20
regardless of your thoughts on it, a large chunk of your fellow americans dont see it that way
loli phabay
Jul 2012
#10
question is where does loyalty lie. if you ar scots is it scotland or the UK
loli phabay
Jul 2012
#121
DU seriously needs a hyperbole jar. The servers would be platinum-plated in hours. (nt)
Posteritatis
Jul 2012
#123
no it makes no difference when it comes to heroics which comes down to individual deeds
loli phabay
Jul 2012
#16
Apparenty, some people had morals, because (you know) they fought for the other side,
Luminous Animal
Jul 2012
#30
If the South ends up winning, there will be a great many Confederate War heroes. n/t
dogknob
Jul 2012
#5
So, then, were the terrorists that killed and maimed a bunch of us on 9/11 heroes also?
Zorra
Jul 2012
#53
It's not about "win or lose". It is about which side was morally correct.
redgreenandblue
Jul 2012
#38
each side has heroes because in a war each side believes they are morally correct...
dionysus
Jul 2012
#47
it's not saying the nazis were on the right side or anything. in a generic sense, if someone does
dionysus
Jul 2012
#88
8 guess it depends if you believe people have a right to fight against what they believe they dont w
loli phabay
Jul 2012
#151
Neither soldiers on the winning or losing side can fight with honor - bravery maybe, but not honor
1-Old-Man
Jul 2012
#45
I believe that the young conscripts who landed on the Normandy beaches fought with honor.
Nye Bevan
Jul 2012
#49
Would you consider a German national holiday honoring Wehrmacht soldiers appropriate then?
redgreenandblue
Jul 2012
#61
The problem is that very few "acts of heroism" in warfare revolve around saving someone.
redgreenandblue
Jul 2012
#153
Sherman was hailed as a hero and liberator by many southern newspapers at the time.
ieoeja
Jul 2012
#156
My problem with Lee is that he considered himself a Virginian rather than as an American.
libinnyandia
Jul 2012
#63
And that is why my great-great grandfather died. The Constitution was a document for Americans,
libinnyandia
Jul 2012
#74
My great-great grandfather fought as an American working to keep the United States united. Lee
libinnyandia
Jul 2012
#95
This could go on. You don't know how my ancestor felt. I know he died to keep thiis country
libinnyandia
Jul 2012
#118
In the UK the people were at one time part of different countries. The ? I ask is:is it more
libinnyandia
Jul 2012
#130
Why did people volunteer to go to war during the Civil war, not after? If they had not thoght of
libinnyandia
Jul 2012
#129
Because they followed their states, towns, family and friends to war, entire regiments were made up
Uncle Joe
Jul 2012
#131
They fought as Americans. Listening to the Battle Cry of Freedom. The Union Forever.
libinnyandia
Jul 2012
#137
The vast majority of those Americans followed the direction of their elected state governments.
Uncle Joe
Jul 2012
#138
The same can be said for the majority of people from every other state, including the North.
Uncle Joe
Jul 2012
#79
Most of the soldiers in both cases were conscripts. Not heroes. Not villains. Lots of boys. nt
Romulox
Jul 2012
#67
Yes they might be heroes for their own side. But I wouldn't honor them for it.
NYC Liberal
Jul 2012
#81
As someone who was born and still living in the South I have no respect for the Confederacy.
white_wolf
Jul 2012
#82
One Confederate "Hero": Nathan Bedford Forrest, war criminal and founder of the KKK.
backscatter712
Jul 2012
#83
To one who considers himself a patriot to the US, "confederate war hero" is an oxymoron.
lumberjack_jeff
Jul 2012
#91
This post seems to imply "Confederacy" and "South" are largely the same thing.
2ndAmForComputers
Jul 2012
#98