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Fire Memes for Traitor Haters

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Where we meme (joking in tone and detail, serious in sentiment) about General Sherman, the Civil War, and how the secesh traitors had it coming.

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  1. No bigotry. The Union, or at least the part of the Union WE support, fought AGAINST that shite. We are anti-racist, anti-sexist, anti-homophobic, anti-transphobic, and in general anti-bigot here, even if not all the lads in Union blue uniforms were.

  2. No Confederate sympathizing. Anti-democratic racist slaver traitors don't deserve shit.

  3. Follow all Lemmy.world rules

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[–] acosmichippo 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I'm don't think that last part is true. My understanding is the Battle Flag was actually popular during the civil war, that's why it was made part of the national flag design.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I'm don't think

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I linked it in another comment, but it depends on how pedantic you are. This video does agree the battle flag had growing popularity, but it isn't technically the same as the currently used Confederate flag (nor was the Navy Jack). The battle flag was more square and not as wide, the Navy Jack had a different blue.

Though if you say "close enough" I wouldn't fight it.

Edit on second read through, your statement was only on the battle flags popularity affecting the fi al design, which does make your statement correct.