An Interesting Robert E Lee Statue vs Statute Note As you might have heard Robert E. Lee’s statue in Charlottesville Virginia was taken down to the cheers of liberals delighted to stand up and fight against the evils of slavery from 1865 and against the long dead men who fought for the confederacy who pose no threat to them while of course excusing and/or defending and/or ignoring slavery in China and Africa because such opposition might carry political or financial risk to themselves. But while the left cheers this I found a little throw away line in a piece at the Clairmont review of books that I found most interesting it comes at the end of this paragraph: