>The argument on Lee not being a traitor is bad and you should feel bad for making it. The argument that it is some sort of obvious black and white issue is ho

>The argument on Lee not being a traitor is bad and you should feel bad for making it. The argument that it is some sort of obvious black and white issue is horse shit you should feel bad about your ignorance of history. Lee's decision to serve for the confederacy was not morally cut and clear either way at the time. He was both obligated to serve the federal government and obligated to serve his home state. This was obvious to even casual observers and was the subject of much speculation at the time. To make a comparison that innumerable people seven score and thirteen years ago made, George Washington took half a dozen oaths to serve the crown over the course of his military service prior to the American Revolution yet when his people chose to declare independence he fought on their side.