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  1. Arch Dornan

    United States Confederate Statues, symbols, and memorials debate thread

    I wouldn't say it's odd. I just wasn't born under their circumstances to feel that way. Didn't think of it that way on Brexit but it's a lot of food for thought. History is still being decided on what the UK wants to be and it's going to be rocky. That word traitor. I suppose legally you can...
  2. Arch Dornan

    United States Confederate Statues, symbols, and memorials debate thread

    Interesting that the idea of being more loyal to where you're born locally to than the nation the place you lived in most of your life belonged to. Living farther back where loyalty is to a city like the Greek city states to one the many Chinese kingdoms or the Japanese clans in their warring...
  3. Arch Dornan

    United States Confederate Statues, symbols, and memorials debate thread

    Question about the military. As I understand when the civil war began, there were veterans who having fought together in a previous war (Mexico wasn't it?) Refused positions in the union and so fought for their state and joined the Confederates. Not sure of those that did fought for the union as...
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