George Armstrong Custer

[angus]

I voted hero, but I'm not sure honestly.  I was raised to believe he was a total disgrace, so I don't know whether I'm gaining enlightenment or still in rebellion.  I think having to pick either hero or disgrace is a little tough.  For example, for me Colonel Oliver North is neither a hero nor a disgrace.  But if you forced me to choose one, I'd go with hero just to be a nonconformist, rebel against the old upbringing.  that sort of thing.  Polls should always include a third choice for the functionally indecisive folks.

[angus]

That's my point.  I only know about Custer what my mother and my teachers wanted me to know, which was the massacre.  If someone wants to give your poll its due, then he should learn a bit more about custer.  I voted hero after a brief perusal of internet sites.  If I had been too lazy even to do that, I'd have been left thinking only of the arrogance and the massacre.