Member-only storyRemoving the Robert E. Lee Statue is Progress, But, Um…The only Confederacy we’ve defeated is the one in bronze and granite — the real one might have won the warTim Wise·Follow4 min read·Sep 13, 2021--10ShareImage: Mobilus In Mobili, Flickr, Creative Commons licenseFirst things first: Yes, it’s a good thing whenever any statue to Robert E. Lee comes down.