i think my point stands that having a monument for someone who did more bad than good can't really be justified even through 'muh history'. leading one side of the war doesn't offset or balance the fact that he essentially re-enslaved potentially free slaves and had them arrested when they tried to complain about how they were supposed to be free
that's how most of the people look at it, but in my view, i literally just see a general who serviced the USA no matter what they believed in, just because they had disagreeable viewpoints doesn't exactly mean they should be demonized or shamed upon, it's literally just part of american history and a reminder of what we fought for. robert e. lee was only but just a confederate general who fought for what he believed in, you need to see it more than just
the guy who think slavery should be kept. there's plenty of more to it on the civil war than just "slavery is good vs. slavery is bad", which is
one the most controversial subject for the civil war. statues, museums, and other such have multiple messages from complete education to just reminders of our past and what we fought for, and how we will manage to keep it that way for our country and never let it slide. many citizens and soldiers have learned much more after the war than just slavery. if you think i'm included in your arguments that i think it should be kept for historical reasons then you're wrong, i see it more than just history.
i'm not completely saying they should keep it, but if they just want to remove it and throw it in the trash for no other reason than just it being "completely offensive", then yeah, i'll think it's bullstuff. we should have a right to learn about our generals, the war, the confederacy, and the union. this is completely different reasoning than just white supremacy of white lives matter or any of that bullstuff, just so you know.
sorry if it seems like mumble jumble but i hope you at least get my point here