Ike wanted to reform the Republican Party into a sane and 'mature' participant in social democracy. Unfortunately, it didn't last.

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HEATHER COX RICHARDSON 6/6/26
D DAY - Narrated by Todd Arrington historian and veteran
250 WE ARE AMERICANS 1 minute video

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D-Day: In Case of Failure, Narrated by Todd Arrington

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@BackFromTheDud no that was #smedleybutler #Eisenhower said "beware of the #industrialmilitarycomplex" both in essence mean the same a small elite plunders #government #taxpayer #money into #privatepockets
Norma Jeane Mortenson, (AKA Marilyn Monroe) born June 1, 1926

"The Fifties," illustration by Danny Hellman for Total TV, 9/18/94

#illustrator #illustration #Comix #comics #elvis #ike #Eisenhower #marilynmonroe #lucilleball
Don't join the book burners.

Republican President General Dwight David "Ike" #Eisenhower planned the World War II invasion of France in 1944, which cost a lot of lives but was major and successful step in ending a war begun by a lunatic autocrat.

Eisenhower accepted responsibility for this invasion, whichever way it went. He drafted a speech to deliver if the invasion failed: "The troops, the air and the Navy did all that bravery and devotion to duty could do. If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone." A responsible president.

When John F. Kennedy was assassinated, democrat Lyndon B. Johnson reached across the aisle, and Eisenhower came to his aid: On a visit to the Oval Office, Ike wrote out what he thought LBJ should tell an emergency session of Congress. A helpful president.

That was the kind of man that the #Republican Party used to admire and elect.

#BonespurWarrior #grievance #resentment #revenge #corruption #aggrievement

Privileges cannot stand without values. Eisenhower reminds us that freedom demands principles.
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Principles Over Privileges: Eisenhower’s Warning on Freedom

Eisenhower warned that valuing privileges over principles leads to lost freedom. Learn why principles over privileges protect democracy.

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I’m grateful for all the devices we have these days to record what is happening.

Dwight D. Eisenhower viewed firsthand the crimes that were committed by the Germans at concentration camps when he visited the newly-liberated
He had the foresight to ensure a future where the crimes of the Holocaust could be denied would never exist.

And yet there are those who deny it.

Eisenhower, the last good Republican.
#holocaust #eisenhower #intermentcamps.

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/world-war-ii/eisenhower-holocaust-remembrance.html

Eisenhower Took Extra Measures to Ensure the World Never Forgot the Horrors of WWII

While visiting a camp, he saw firsthand the atrocities committed by the Germans.

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Truman had it right when he described MacArthur as a "stupid son-of-a-bitch"