Mark the Chicken says Happy Thanksgiving ! <| sep |> holy shit what <| sep |> I totally disagree . They fought to defend a system that treated humans like cattle , split families , allowed for torture and rape . They don ' t deserve to be honoured in any shape or form . There are no monuments to the Nazis . There should be no monuments to any who fought for slavery . Moreover , they decided to betray their country . We do not honour traitors , nor should we . They took up arms against their own brothers and murdered them . They shot first , they killed first , and they made the decision to go to war when they attacked Fort Sumter . The war was not started over slavery . This is a white revisionist lie . The South fought so they could continue to hold slaves . When people say they fought for states ' rights , the immediate question is the right to do what ? To own other people as slaves . They fought for slavery and white supremacy and having statues to them is a sick , disgusting joke . Every monument made to them should be torn down , smelted , and thrown into the sea . Quite frankly , the only statue I want to see is Sherman ' s .