Gen Kelley fitting right in with Trump and many of his supporters

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/10/31/john-kelly-says-civil-war-caused-lack-ability-compromise-twitter-has-words/816266001/

Quote:John Kelly says Civil War was caused by 'lack of the ability to compromise'; Twitter has words



"Civil War" is trending on Twitter, and not because of a new Marvel movie or Ken Burns documentary. It's because White House chief of staff John Kelly said the Civil War was sparked by "the lack of the ability to compromise."


In an interview that aired Monday night on Fox News, host Laura Ingraham asked Kelly about a Virginia church removing historical markers for Confederate General Robert E. Lee and George Washington. Kelly said Lee was "an honorable man" and that removing Confederate monuments shows "a lack of appreciation of history."


The comments drew the fire of many on Twitter, including a long thread from author Ta-Nahisi Coates.

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Regarding John Kelly's creationist theorizing on Lee and the Civil War, its worth pointing out a few things.
5:12 AM - Oct 31, 2017

To Kelly's assertion that it is "dangerous" to apply current social standards to history, Coates said: The "[n]otion that we are putting today's standards on the past is, in itself, racist — implies only white, slave-holding, opinions matter."

In the Fox interview, Kelly also stood by the comments he made about Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-Fla.). In the wake of Trump's response to soldiers killed in Niger, Kelly had excoriated Wilson for taking credit in 2015 for getting funds for an FBI building — but video of the event Kelly referenced showed his claims weren't true.

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John Kelly on Dispute With Rep. Wilson: 'I Stand by My Comments' | Read more: http://bit.ly/2z0AoKm  #IngrahamAngle
11:19 PM - Oct 30, 2017

http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-41815358

Quote:Gen Kelly also described Confederate general Robert E Lee as "an honourable man" who "gave up his country to fight for his state".

"There are certain things in history that were good, and other things that were not so good," he said.


"I think we make a mistake as a society, and certainly as individuals, when we take what is accepted as right and wrong, and go back 100, 200, 300 years or more and say, 'What Christopher Columbus did was wrong,'


"The lack of an ability to compromise led to the Civil War. And men and women of good faith on both sides made their stand where their conscience has to make their stand."

They just can't bring themselves to say slavery was wrong.  Can't do it.

And standing by a lie about Wilson?  Classic Trumpism.