There is just way too much going on in this country right now. Too much hate. Too much division. Too much anger. Too much destruction. Too much, period. I am disgusted with how certain groups want to just "cancel" our country's history; good, bad, and otherwise. I am a historian. I am a veteran. I love America. The Good, The Bad, The Ugly (yes, I know it's the title of a Clint Eastwood movie, but it holds here). I spoke with my mom today and she told me that she was pretty much called a racist because she didn't agree with all of these monuments and such being removed. I'm sorry, my beloved family, but it is a PART OF OUR HISTORY! Get over yourselves. I cannot believe how utterly close-minded you are that you would belittle your mother/grandmother over something like this. No, she doesn't agree with slavery. No, I don't agree with slavery. Of ANY kind. But it happened. It's part of our history. Hey, did you know that those human beings that came o
