He made some great films, but to hold him up as a role model in 2019, would only work for the KKK and other extremist groups.
Let's remind ourselves of his wisdom.
‘I believe in white supremacy’
“We can’t all of a sudden get down on our knees and turn everything over to the leadership of the blacks.”
“I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them, if that's what you're asking,” Wayne said. “Our so-called stealing of this country from them was just a matter of survival. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves.”