Can I ask you to do the same, or is that just something you pull out when you're upset about what other people say and not something you expect to have to do yourself?
It is decidedly not factual to call ex-Confederates traitors when they were pardoned, or do you not understand what a pardon is?[1]
Ex-Confederates were traitors, that much is true. Were they never pardoned or otherwise acquitted of treason in a court of law then that would still be true today. Of course, that is not what happened: President Andrew Johnson pardoned them all unconditionally, and in the case of General Robert E. Lee (whose pardon was not processed due to clerical errors) his pardon was made effective retroactive to the date of application by an act of Congress.
Ex-Confederates are all therefore excused of their crime of treason, and to still attack them further citing that crime is baseless and unwarranted. They are Americans, and the men who fought are all American heroes who ultimately wished for a united and healed nation.
Calling Civil War era Americans traitors today is ruthlessly divisive rhetoric that only serves to sow conflict in a time when the country really does not need that kind of incendiary bullshit. Everyone who spews this false narrative should be ashamed of themselves, they are throwing mud upon those who chose to pursue peace instead of generational animosity.
I was not born yesterday. I use this site frequently enough to recognize your username and the content you post. I see you as wholly unfit to be in a position to be lecturing others about "incendiary" "ruthlessly divisive rhetoric". The fact that a substantial fraction of your comments get flagged is not because you are speaking truth to a site that is unable to take it but because historically you have liked to post poorly substantiated flamebait on the regular. If you genuinely feel that the country deserves better, consider looking inward first.
