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LTC Stephen F.
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As I mentioned in another discussion PO1 Tony Holland
The confrontation in Charlottesville, VA is over a monument to Robert E. Lee, who is USMA, West Point graduate number 542 from the class of 1829 who was wounded in the Mexican war of 1846, served as Superintendent of USMA from 1852 to 1855 and when the Civil War broke out he was offered command of the Federal forces.
He wrestled with that decision and chose to fight for Virginia. I support the statue for Robert E. Lee who was a man of conscience who like so many others had to make dreadful decisions on a daily basis throughout the uncivil Civil War.
Of course the radicalized left is focusing on the Nazi flags and symbols since they would like to strip our history of everything they find offensive.
It was the democrats in the Civil War time who supported slavery from New York on south through Maryland in particular. The New York Democrats incited the draft riots in the summer of 1863 (July 13–16, 1863) during which a number of blacks were lynched and an orphanage was burned - thankfully the orphans escaped with help.
Images: 1863-07-14 William Jones is lynched on Clarkson Street; 1863-07-13 New York Draft Riot - Destruction of Colored Orphanage.
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MSgt John McGowan
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PO1 Tony Holland---- My question will be just what can the police do? You can call police everything in the book, talk about his family, show him the bird, refuse to follow orders but they can do little in return. I think the courts have put the police at a disadvantage. I know there are police that does not need to be out there but in return we have law breakers that does not need to be out there. This is a last year thing but nothing has gotten any better. That is like the kid that shot up the school, there was something about a deal not to arrest students because it would hurt the school. Lady Justice is blindfolded but I belief many wants the blindfold off.
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It's not right to blame the police for doing their job. They don't get to pick and choose who gets civil rights and who doesn't... that said, if those fools marching with and alongside Nazi flags are stupid enough to do so without a hood over their face, we should make sure friends, family, and employers know about it.
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