[Vision2020] Fwd: White House Petition asking Obama not to send a wreath to the Arlington Confederate Monument

[Chasuk]

Yes, brothers fought against each other during the Civil War. That is well
known. However, most brothers didn't. Most brothers -- most combatants,
then and now -- choose their battles based on geographic and
familial propinquity.

By the way, bibliophiles don't need to be advised to read books.


On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 4:36 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

> FYI, Chasuk . . .
>
> Familial brothers fought against each other during the Civil War.  People
> were NOT committed to any particular cause based simply and solely on their
> geographical location.
>
> The CSA (Confederate States of America) attempted to secede from the
> union, for several reasons ("slavery" being one of them).  This took time
> and ultimately promulgated the Civil War.
>
> Read a book.
>
>
> Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares"
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>
> - John Lennon
>
>
> On Jan 11, 2013, at 11:22 AM, Chasuk <chasuk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It's a little early to prove Godwin's Law, don't you think?
>
> Confederate soldiers were young men who woke up one morning as the enemy.
> They did nothing that their countrymen to the north would not have done had
> those countrymen been born in the south.
>
> The government of the antebellum south no longer exists, so there is
> nothing that you can do, nor have ever been able to do, to support it. But
> supporting erstwhile antebellum governments is not the point. The point is
> showing compassion. I feel compassion for our soldiers today who serve
> in Afghanistan, while not necessarily supporting
> our government's decision to put them there. In my estimation, victors and
> vanquished alike deserve compassion. In this case, the vanquished were our
> fellows, born on the wrong side of an arbitrary line.
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 3:38 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>
>> In that case, Chasuk, perhaps you should petition the White House to
>> erect monuments to those Japanese airmen that bombed Pearl Harbor and the
>> Nazis that interred and killed six million Jews.
>>
>> I do not, and I NEVER will, support the government of the antebellum
>> south.
>>
>> Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>
>> "Moscow Cares"
>> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>>
>> Tom Hansen
>> Moscow, Idaho
>>
>> "There's room at the top they are telling you still
>> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill
>> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
>>
>> - John Lennon
>>
>>
>> On Jan 11, 2013, at 10:12 AM, Chasuk <chasuk at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I disagree with the intent of this petition. Confederate soldiers died
>> with as much honor -- and as much heroism, if such a thing exists -- as
>> their Yankee counterparts.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 2:00 AM, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Visionaires (et al) -
>>>
>>> I encourage you to visit and sign the petition linked below.
>>>
>>> Seeya round town, Moscow, because . . .
>>>
>>> "Moscow Cares"
>>> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>>>
>>> Tom Hansen
>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>
>>> *Date:* January 11, 2013, 8:47:30 AM PST
>>> *To:* <thansen at moscow.com>
>>> *Subject:* *White House Petition asking Obama not to send a wreath to
>>> the Arlington Confederate Monument*
>>>
>>> Tom,
>>>    At this URL is a petition asking Obama not to send a wreath to the
>>> Arlington Confederate Monument.
>>>
>>> http://wh.gov/PLBU
>>>
>>> If you could sign it and let people know about it I would greatly
>>> appreciate
>>> it.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Ed Sebesta
>>>
>>> http://arlingtonconfederatemonument.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>>
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