re: Rapid mob of liberals pull down Confederate statue in Durham

BamaAtl, here is Dwight Eisenhower responding to a letter asking him why he had a picture of Lee in his office.

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August 9, 1960

Dear Dr. Scott:

Respecting your August 1 inquiry calling attention to my often expressed admiration for General Robert E. Lee, I would say, first, that we need to understand that at the time of the War between the States the issue of secession had remained unresolved for more than 70 years. Men of probity, character, public standing and unquestioned loyalty, both North and South, had disagreed over this issue as a matter of principle from the day our Constitution was adopted.

General Robert E. Lee was, in my estimation, one of the supremely gifted men produced by our Nation. He believed unswervingly in the Constitutional validity of his cause which until 1865 was still an arguable question in America; he was a poised and inspiring leader, true to the high trust reposed in him by millions of his fellow citizens; he was thoughtful yet demanding of his officers and men, forbearing with captured enemies but ingenious, unrelenting and personally courageous in battle, and never disheartened by a reverse or obstacle. Through all his many trials, he remained selfless almost to a fault and unfailing in his faith in God. Taken altogether, he was noble as a leader and as a man, and unsullied as I read the pages of our history.

From deep conviction, I simply say this: a nation of men of Lee’s calibre would be unconquerable in spirit and soul. Indeed, to the degree that present-day American youth will strive to emulate his rare qualities, including his devotion to this land as revealed in his painstaking efforts to help heal the Nation’s wounds once the bitter struggle was over, we, in our own time of danger in a divided world, will be strengthened and our love of freedom sustained.

Such are the reasons that I proudly display the picture of this great American on my office wall.

Sincerely,

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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High enough regard to personally frick his property over for eternity.

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The spoils of war go to the Victor's. Doesn't mean anything about how they felt about him. And frick his property over for eternity? Uhhhhhh I'd say quite the opposite. Arlington is absolutely beautiful and pristine. If they didn't respect him. They would have done what Sherman did to Atlanta. Your lack of historical knowledge is absolutely astounding.

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Yet he's no traitor to the US, nor is he an overt symbol of racism like a Confederate monument

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So because people are hypocritical he gets a pass? He's a racist. He owned slaves. He rebelled. Just because he won doesn't make him a good guy.

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Yet not a sign of racism. You really should read what I write, and respond to that instead of whatever bullshite pops into your uninformed head.

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A racist is a racist. Plain and simple. Or are you saying it's okay to be a racist as long as people don't perceive you as a racist?

And it's quite comical you're telling me I'm uninformed. What books have YOU read? What memoirs? What first hand accounts? I'm not going to say I'm an expert on any era of history. But I can absolutely promise I know much and more about any era of history spanning from the roman empire. The middle ages. And all of US history. Than you do.

You are quite ignorant on this subject and I find it astounding you don't see the glaring hypocrisy in your statements

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Doesn't mean anything about how they felt about him.

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You highly respect a man, so you frick over his property? You make it a point to ruin his wife's rose garden, and make it so that his house is uninhabitable...that's respect in your world?

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If they didn't respect him. They would have done what Sherman did to Atlanta.

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That is exactly what they did to his house, just with bodies instead of fire. Thanks for making my point for me, you ignorant frick.

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So because people are hypocritical he gets a pass?

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It's not hypocritical when he doesn't fit the same criteria.

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A racist is a racist.

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But not all monuments are meant to be racist and oppressive. Confederate monuments (largely) are.

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let's remove symbols of racism and oppression that were intended as symbols of racism and oppression from public property.

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Given what transpired yesterday, it truly amazes me to see people like you still clinging to the belief that removing these statues does less harm than good.

When it actuality, it accomplishes two things: It empowers the far left who believe they have the right to forcibly remove/silence anything that offends them, while simultaneously fueling the far right's "we are under attack" propaganda.

But don't let all that phase you. The important thing is for you to go to sleep at night knowing that you "helped defeat racism" today.

And it's funny that you think the country "did the same to Arlington as they did to Atlanta just with bodies instead of fire"

When the govt PAID LEE'S FAMILY 150K FOR THE LAND. And then in 1955 designated it as a NATIONAL MONUMENT TO ROBERT E LEE.

Like I said. Your lack of knowledge on this subject is absolutely amazing. And the fact you try to act above me and have the gall to tell me I'M ignorant on the subject is absolutely laughable.

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When the govt PAID LEE'S FAMILY 150K FOR THE LAND

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To his son. After it was decided it was uninhabitable. After they ruined the land of a man they 'so respected'.

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And then in 1955 designated it as a NATIONAL MONUMENT TO ROBERT E LEE.

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In 1956 Georgia added the Confederate flag to the state flag. I wonder what was happening around that time that could have prompted those sorts of things.

Do your homework, champ!

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Sad! They're trying to erase history

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Statues is not the way we preserve history.

Wonder when they will start targeting confederate museums