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Robert E. Lee Was a Great American, but Not a Great General

Robert E. Lee Was a Great American, but Not a Great General
American General Robert E Lee. Mathew Brady/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump committed another in his long list of supposed sins that progressive America deems unpardonable last week, when he publicly declared that Robert E. Lee was a great general. Use of the word “great” to describe any American even remotely associated with the Confederacy is absolute proof of racism among many Americans today.

Richard Trzupek
Richard Trzupek
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Rich Trzupek is a chemist, author and nationally recognized air quality expert. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska.
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