akuperma
“Would we object to a statute of a Nazi who didn’t support the holocaust (especially if he ended up being executed by the Nazi government)? What if he was merely not involved with the holocaust.”
The question to ask is WHY is there a statue of the person. A statue or Plaque of Say Oskar schindler, is not there to commemorate his role as a member of the Nazi party it is there to commemorate his role in saving Jews. Yes he happened to be a member of the Nazi party who was a womanizer but that is not what he being glorified.
A statue of Jefferson Davis is not meant to glorify his world renowned chess skills or or his winning the Olympics or something. It is there to glorify his leadership in a racist government. Same for Lee. Yes he may have been personaly opposed to slavery. But that isnt why there are statues of him
“An argument can be made the rebellion of the American South in 1861-1865 was not initially about slavery”
That argument has been made but it doesn’t hold water. A brief perusal of the primary sources including most of the states said reasons for secession shows this.