They raped my Grandmother, lynched my Uncle, broke up my family-you find honor, you racist prick?

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8. At a loss

I'm at a complete loss when it comes to Kelly and how thoroughly he's been swept into this sewer. His comments on Robert E. Lee are inexplicable when one considers the carnage of the Civil War. And yes, there was a dispute over slavery but there was no compromise in the face of decency to be made. Although I accept that we cannot judge our ancestors with today's yardsticks, there is a limit when it comes to basic morality. There were not two objective truths to the argument. One cannot ascribe 'good faith' to those who approved and were willing to break the Nation over human bondage.

Robert E. Lee had the advantage of wealth and education. To his shame, he chose to be on the wrong side of history. That is not the mark of nobility or honor. Seen in its best light the stance is arrogant. At it's worst? Immoral and treasonous.

This 'both sides are equal' is eerily like the Trumpster's comments on Charlottesville.