• Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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    10 months ago

    I think this is rather distasteful.

    Whatever side they fought on it would do well to remember that these people too have their stories. How many were dragged in to fight in the meat grinder, no matter their opinions?

    Even German graves from WWII are typically left alone because they already paid the ultimate price.

    Edit: if anything, this should serve as a reminder what war really is and why we should always avoid it if we can

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      10 months ago

      There’s an old saying that the Civil War was “a rich man’s war, but a poor man’s fight”.

      The National Parks Service put this together, and I think it really shows the people who died were fighting for a variety of reasons. It doesn’t mean we should glorify the Confederacy, but the people in that cemetery deserve their peace.

      https://www.nps.gov/apco/planyourvisit/upload/Why-Confederates-Fought-Final.pdf

      Rush Limbaugh’s grave, on the other hand, will always be a gender-neutral bathroom.

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      10 months ago

      Even German graves from WWII are typically left alone because they already paid the ultimate price.

      Jesus fucking Christ.