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De Blasio: Robert E Lee's 'name should be taken off everything in America, period'

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dfwgator:
We'll make a deal, just replace every Confederate Statue with that of a Union General.

Work for you, BLM?

Hoodat:

--- Quote ---"Nothing should be named after Robert E. Lee at this point in history," de Blasio said during a press conference. "He was someone who was supposed to follow his oath to the United States of America and the U.S. military and didn’t, on top of his many other sins."

--- End quote ---

What sins would those be?  Lee opposed secession.  He resigned his commission in the US Army (which he was legally allowed to do) only after Virginia voted to secede.  Here are Lee's words:


--- Quote ---“I shall never bear arms against the Union, but it may be necessary for me to carry a musket in the defense of my native state, Virginia, in which case I shall not prove recreant to my duty.”
--- End quote ---

So why would someone who found themselves no longer living in the United States keep their US military commission?  Lee did the honorable thing.  And he kept his word.  It was the Union that was the aggressor.  It was the Union that invaded Virginia without provocation.  And it was Robert E. Lee that came to the defense of his home, the Commonwealth.  Think about that.   Lee surrendered a very promising military career simply because he was no longer a US citizen, but was still willing to defend his home against unprovoked invasion.

But back to that US military career.  One of Lee's last orders was to squash the rebellion of John Brown at Harpers Ferry.  This was part of the oath as a US military officer that DeBlasio praises - to squelch an uprising by abolitionists bent on freeing slaves.  This is what the Union asked Lee to do.  Not the Confederacy.  Not Virginia.  But the Union that DeBlasio champions.

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