 Even Robert E. Lee’s Great-Great Grandson Wants Statues Torn DownWhile Donald Trump, a man who speaks in hyperbole and absolutes like  bad  and  sad,  is finding it difficult to condemn violent racists, the great-great grandson of Robert E. Lee, the Civil War general whose statue spurred the protest, spoke out against the hatred and said that the statues should be taken down.The violence in Charlotte, Virginia erupted over the weekend during a planned white supremacist protest over the fact the city s plans to remove the statue after the city council voted, saying that the monuments to the Civil War are,  painful reminders of the violence and injustice of slavery and other harms of white supremacy that are best removed from public spaces. There s no place for that,  Robert E. Lee V tells Newsweek, referring to the white supremacist protesters who carried torches and marched through Charlottesville on Friday.  There s no place for that hate. While he didn t mention Trump by name, the younger Lee said that even his great-great grandfather would have done a better job denouncing the Neo-nazis and white supremacists. We don t believe in that whatsoever,  Lee says. He is quick to defend his ancestor s name:  Our belief is that General Lee would not tolerate that sort of behavior either. His first thing to do after the Civil War was to bring the Union back together, so we could become a more unified country. We don t want people to think that they can hide behind Robert E. Lee s name and his life for these senseless acts of violence that occurred on Saturday,  Lee says.As for whether the statues should remain, Lee says yes, but in proper context. I think that is absolutely an option, to move it to a museum and put it in the proper historical context,  Lee says.  Times were very different then. We look at the institution of slavery, and it s absolutely horrendous. Back then, times were just extremely different. We understand that it s complicated in 2017, when you look back at that period of time  If you want to put statues of General Lee or other Confederate people in museums, that makes good sense. In other words, much like Holocaust memorials, memorials to the most divisive, cruel and violent time in American History should be educational and cautionary, not something to be worshiped.It s pretty clear that Lee is right about what his ancestor and namesake would have thought. It s well documented that even the original Robert E. Lee didn t want the Civil War memorialized. He wanted the nation to heal. I think it wiser,  the retired military leader wrote about a proposed Gettysburg memorial in 1869,  not to keep open the sores of war but to follow the examples of those nations who endeavored to obliterate the marks of civil strife, to commit to oblivion the feelings engendered. Featured image via Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.News
even robert lee grandson wants statues torn downhill donald trump man speaks hyperbole absolute like bad sad finding difficult condemn violent racists grandson robert lee civil war general whose statue spurred protest spoke hatred said statues taken violence charlotte virginia erupted weekend planned white supremacist protest fact city plans remove statue city council voted saying monuments civil war painful reminders violence injustice slavery harms white supremacy best removed public spaces there place robert lee v tells newsweek referring white supremacist protesters carried torches marched charlottesville friday there place hate while mention trump name younger lee said even grandfather would done better job denouncing white supremacists we believe whatsoever lee says he quick defend ancestor name our belief general lee would tolerate sort behavior either his first thing civil war bring union back together could become unified country we want people think hide behind robert lee name life senseless acts violence occurred saturday lee whether statues remain lee says yes proper context i think absolutely option move museum put proper historical context lee says times different we look institution slavery absolutely horrendous back times extremely different we understand complicated look back period time if want put statues general lee confederate people museums makes good sense in words much like holocaust memorials memorials divisive cruel violent time american history educational cautionary something pretty clear lee right ancestor namesake would thought it well documented even original robert lee want civil war memorialized he wanted nation heal i think wiser retired military leader wrote proposed gettysburg memorial keep open scores war follow examples nations endeavor obliterated marks civil strife commit oblivion feelings engineered featured image via chip
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT:  Even Robert E. Lee’s Great-Great Grandson Wants Statues Torn DownWhile Donald Trump, a man who speaks in hyperbole and absolutes like  bad  and  sad,  is finding it difficult to condemn violent racists, the great-great grandson of Robert E. Lee, the Civil War general whose statue spurred the protest, spoke out against the hatred and said that the statues should be taken down.The violence in Charlotte, Virginia erupted over the weekend during a planned white supremacist protest over the fact the city s plans to remove the statue after the city council voted, saying that the monuments to the Civil War are,  painful reminders of the violence and injustice of slavery and other harms of white supremacy that are best removed from public spaces. There s no place for that,  Robert E. Lee V tells Newsweek, referring to the white supremacist protesters who carried torches and marched through Charlottesville on Friday.  There s no place for that hate. While he didn t mention Trump by name, the younger Lee said that even his great-great grandfather would have done a better job denouncing the Neo-nazis and white supremacists. We don t believe in that whatsoever,  Lee says. He is quick to defend his ancestor s name:  Our belief is that General Lee would not tolerate that sort of behavior either. His first thing to do after the Civil War was to bring the Union back together, so we could become a more unified country. We don t want people to think that they can hide behind Robert E. Lee s name and his life for these senseless acts of violence that occurred on Saturday,  Lee says.As for whether the statues should remain, Lee says yes, but in proper context. I think that is absolutely an option, to move it to a museum and put it in the proper historical context,  Lee says.  Times were very different then. We look at the institution of slavery, and it s absolutely horrendous. Back then, times were just extremely different. We understand that it s complicated in 2017, when you look back at that period of time  If you want to put statues of General Lee or other Confederate people in museums, that makes good sense. In other words, much like Holocaust memorials, memorials to the most divisive, cruel and violent time in American History should be educational and cautionary, not something to be worshiped.It s pretty clear that Lee is right about what his ancestor and namesake would have thought. It s well documented that even the original Robert E. Lee didn t want the Civil War memorialized. He wanted the nation to heal. I think it wiser,  the retired military leader wrote about a proposed Gettysburg memorial in 1869,  not to keep open the sores of war but to follow the examples of those nations who endeavored to obliterate the marks of civil strife, to commit to oblivion the feelings engendered. Featured image via Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.News
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: even robert lee grandson wants statues torn downhill donald trump man speaks hyperbole absolute like bad sad finding difficult condemn violent racists grandson robert lee civil war general whose statue spurred protest spoke hatred said statues taken violence charlotte virginia erupted weekend planned white supremacist protest fact city plans remove statue city council voted saying monuments civil war painful reminders violence injustice slavery harms white supremacy best removed public spaces there place robert lee v tells newsweek referring white supremacist protesters carried torches marched charlottesville friday there place hate while mention trump name younger lee said even grandfather would done better job denouncing white supremacists we believe whatsoever lee says he quick defend ancestor name our belief general lee would tolerate sort behavior either his first thing civil war bring union back together could become unified country we want people think hide behind robert lee name life senseless acts violence occurred saturday lee whether statues remain lee says yes proper context i think absolutely option move museum put proper historical context lee says times different we look institution slavery absolutely horrendous back times extremely different we understand complicated look back period time if want put statues general lee confederate people museums makes good sense in words much like holocaust memorials memorials divisive cruel violent time american history educational cautionary something pretty clear lee right ancestor namesake would thought it well documented even original robert lee want civil war memorialized he wanted nation heal i think wiser retired military leader wrote proposed gettysburg memorial keep open scores war follow examples nations endeavor obliterated marks civil strife commit oblivion feelings engineered featured image via chip