event 5
Event 5: Robert E. Lee Statue Removed
top retweets:
When you hear Trump say that Robert E. Lee would have been victorious in Afghanistan, you are once again reminded what a huge fucking moron this man is.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) September 9, 2021
I guess Trump & Robert E. Lee both know how it feels to suffer a humiliating defeat at the hands of pro-democracy forces in Pennsylvania. https://t.co/wjSIQAdaih
— Conor Lamb (@ConorLambPA) September 8, 2021
The first person I thought about when I saw the Lee statue lifted into the air today in Richmond was John Mitchell, Jr. who bravely led protests against the statue in 1890 and predicted that it would “result in handing down to generations unborn a legacy of treason and blood.” pic.twitter.com/NSxCFKB9eL
— Blair LM Kelley, PhD (@profblmkelley) September 8, 2021
History, in this case, American History has caught up to Robert Edward Lee of Virginia. His myth has crumbled. He was an exceedingly cruel slave master who fought to destroy the United States and build a slave nation. He is a traitor, worthy of no monuments in this country.
— Steve Schmidt (@SteveSchmidtSES) September 9, 2021
A reminder that Robert E. Lee surrendered. https://t.co/CMTKdKlVhT
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) September 9, 2021
Trump has lavishly praised Hitler, Putin, Erdogan, the Crown Prince, Capitol rioters, QAnon, Kim Jong Un, and now ... Robert E Lee. Most everyone else, he's pretty much attacked.
— Duty To Warn 🔉 (@duty2warn) September 9, 2021
BREAKING: Ex-US marine & current Congressman Conor Lamb rips Trump for saying that Robert E. Lee would have won in Afghanistan: “I guess Trump & Robert E. Lee BOTH know how it feels to suffer humiliating defeat at the hands of pro-democracy forces.” RT IF YOU’RE WITH CONOR LAMB!
— Occupy Democrats (@OccupyDemocrats) September 9, 2021
So we got rid of Robert E Lee and Kellyanne Conway today. Not bad for a Wednesday.
— PoppaBear (@APoppaBear) September 8, 2021
One of the more stubborn Lost Cause myths is that Lee was the great general and Grant lumbered along. The reverse is true! Lee was extremely lucky with union military leadership until Grant showed up, at which point Lee just shattered his own army. McPherson: pic.twitter.com/awmGwFHMdh
— Adam Serwer 🍝 (@AdamSerwer) September 9, 2021
Robert E. Lee and Donald Trump have a lot in common: They each led an army of supporters under the #FlagOfTreason. pic.twitter.com/wc0VxVOrxA https://t.co/263KQFT9Jz
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) September 9, 2021