History proves that Americans can unite even when torn in two

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History proves that Americans can unite even when torn in two

By Salena Zito

April 7, 2018 | 9:10am
 
 

APPOMATTOX, VA. — On April 9, 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee strode onto the porch of a two-story brick home and stared out at a lawn filled with Union soldiers, his Confederate staff of two, and his horse Traveler.

Still wearing full military dress, Lee raised his gloved hands and punched his left fist into his right palm. The sound of leather meeting leather echoed in the unsteady silence.

Then, as Lee mounted Traveler, Major Gen. Ulysses S. Grant emerged from the house onto the porch.

https://nypost.com/2018/04/07/history-proves-that-americans-can-unite-even-when-torn-in-two/

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From the article:

Grant and Lee understood that a divided nation is a toxic nation — and that moment 153 years ago should serve as a reminder for all of us, to not just look to the bad and condemn, but to look to the good and apply it to our lives today.

Odd that she uses this example to show how we can come back together.  I would claim that this example shows exactly the opposite.  The rifts that were created before the war are still with us.  The fight over federalism/states rights vs. statism, the party of slavery over the party of personal responsibility, rural vs. urban, and central America vs. the coasts - these are the very divisions that still widely divide us.