I would tell you that Robert E. Lee was an honorable man. He was a man that gave up his country to fight for his state, which in 150 years ago was more important than country. It was always loyalty to state first back in those days. Now it's different today. But the lack of an ability to compromise led to the Civil War. And men and women of good faith on both sides made their stand where their conscience had to make their stand.

John Kelly, White House chief of staff.

It is no surprise that Civil War again become hot topic in US. As objective economic problems rise their head each day elites want to reside to foundation that they have, and it starts to break under weight. Here we just see extreme idealism use by servant of capitalists to try to explain things, as it provides illusory safe option for the owners.