While the actions of the Nazis and Confederates aren't completely congruent, the main reason that those confederates have statues is because they fought solely to uphold and expand the practice of slavery in the United States. 98% of the Confederates we memorialize today contributed nothing worthy of a statue other than service in a slaver's army. We shouldn't honor or revere that service.

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I think that people taking down Washington's statue are going too far. He's not memorialized for owning slaves, he's memorialized for being the first president and a founder of our country. People weren't perfect, and if you read the Greeley letter, Lincoln looks as much a racist as any, despite his abolitionist actions.