OPINION:
The political left is not satisfied unless it’s always outraged. The Gen. Robert E. Lee furor is just the latest stupidity for it to get mad at (“Trump defends ’very fine people’ remarks about Charlottesville protests,” Web, April 26). And its constant ally, the mainstream media, is grasping at straws now that the Mueller has come out.
Lee was given command of the Union Army by President Lincoln, but he turned it down because his loyalty to state was stronger than his loyalty to country. Today we have a strong federal government, but back then it was a stronger state government with loyalty to that state. In any case, Lee, who did not own slaves, was admired by both sides.
Generals then and today have called him the most admired general in the history of the United States. President Trump was right in his statement; Lee was a great general. It’s another day of outrage for the fake news media to sink its teeth into. Tomorrow it’ll be something else.
STEPHEN PHILLIPS
Kihei, Hawaii
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