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[–] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 85 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Literally everyone of these is better than Robert E. Lee Elementary

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Isn't he the guy who liked to fuck his horse?

[–] SturgiesYrFase@lemmy.ml 38 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yep, the one who said he sided with the confederacy because "he couldn't bring himself to fight against family" despite the fact a bunch of his family was fighting against the confederates

[–] Localhorst86@feddit.org 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Wasn't he the one famously quoted saying "never fight uphill, me boys"?

[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I thought that was Obi-Wan Kenobi

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When you realize Obi-Wan Kenobi was a civil war general

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Technically he was! Just the wrong Republic?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

Not because he had slaves or anything

[–] drolex@sopuli.xyz 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You know that Hitler was not only a famous painter, surely? I know it's not a competition, but I've heard the guy has done some fairly bad things

[–] Vittelius@feddit.de 8 points 1 year ago

Also I would argue that he was famously not a famous painter

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Soulg@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Especially the Hitler one