Comment on William Sherman is not a hero or an icon to be admired
chuckleslord@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoSherman used brutal tactics to break the confederacy morale, including the burning of Atlanta. So, someone opposing Sherman because they’re racist is someone who thinks the confederacy was actually a good thing. Cause, ya know, they’re racist. Or very stupid. But, I repeat myself.
I still don’t think that hating a general that would destroy civilian infrastructure and lives is a racist thing.
Defeating the Confederacy wasn’t a one man project. Other generals did their part, without the brutality or wanton destruction. Dude committed a war crime, by modern standards. It’s perfectly reasonable to hate him as much as it is to hate Rommel, or Hannibal.
chuckleslord@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Fair point. I did, however, specify what group I was talking about, and while there are definitely some woke racists out there, gonna say they’re not gonna be people I’d associate with regardless.