Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America; September 8, 2021.

quote Just watched as a massive crane took down the magnificent and very famous statue of “Robert E. Lee On His Horse” in Richmond, Virginia. It has long been recognized as a beautiful piece of bronze sculpture. To add insult to injury, those who support this “taking” now plan to cut it into three pieces, and throw this work of art into storage prior to its complete desecration. Robert E. Lee is considered by many Generals to be the greatest strategist of them all. President Lincoln wanted him to command the North, in which case the war would have been over in one day. Robert E. Lee instead chose the other side because of his great love of Virginia, and except for Gettysburg, would have won the war. He should be remembered as perhaps the greatest unifying force after the war was over, ardent in his resolve to bring the North and South together through many means of reconciliation and imploring his soldiers to do their duty in becoming good citizens of this Country. Our culture is being destroyed and our history and heritage, both good and bad, are being extinguished by the Radical Left, and we can’t let that happen! If only we had Robert E. Lee to command our troops in Afghanistan, that disaster would have ended in a complete and total victory many years ago. What an embarrassment we are suffering because we don’t have the genius of a Robert E. Lee!

Thanks to Internet blogger and podcaster Sharyl Attkisson.
https://sharylattkisson.com...ue-an-embarrassment/

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quote Originally posted by rinselberg: Statement by Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America; September 8, 2021.

OK little fella, now tell the class what the former president said that you think isn't true.



It's ok, you can move your lips while you try to read if you have to....

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Atlantic staff writer Adam Serwer has a magazine length article on the historical or "real" Robert E. Lee.

It's a stark contrast with the sentimental admiration of Lee that is on display in yesterday's message from Donald J. Trump, which I posted in this thread, in the post that came immediately before the post that came immediately before this post.

"The Myth of the Kindly General Lee"

quote The legend of the Confederate leader’s heroism and decency is based in the fiction of a person who never existed.

Adam Serwer for The Atlantic; June 4, 2017.
https://www.theatlantic.com...-general-lee/529038/

Here's how it ends:

quote The white supremacists who have protested on Lee’s behalf [protesting the removal of Robert E. Lee statues and monuments] are not betraying [Robert E. Lee's] legacy. In fact, they have every reason to admire him. Lee, whose devotion to white supremacy outshone his loyalty to his country, is the embodiment of everything they stand for. Tribe and race over country is the core of white nationalism, and racists can embrace Lee in good conscience. The question is why anyone else would.

Adam Serwer is an American journalist and author. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic where his work focuses on politics, race, and justice. He previously worked at Buzzfeed News, The American Prospect, and Mother Jones. [Wikipedia.]

And--I might as well say it before a certain someone else does--drop the first 'r' in Serwer and he becomes Adam "Sewer."

Whoop-de-doo.

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