They and with people all along the southern part of Western Europe are tanner then those of the rest of it. For instance, southern Spain, Greece, southern France, Most of Italy south of ROme, ETC.
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CarlManvers2019
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And in-spite of that tan, Hitler allied with them
I guess most people learn from Hollywood and think most of them all look white and such
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Eh I mean, the left in general doesn’t usually attack western civilization pre 1500(the dawn of colonialism) beyond the standard attacks on Christianity and the Catholic Church.
The argument here is that this symbol has been “appropriated” by “Nazis”.
Symbolism, imagery, and historical references being used by the right is something that definitely worries the left though. As it provides a sense of history, community, and shared mythos.
I could write an article on how the attempts to prove that Middle Ages Europe was filled with blacks are an attempt to prevent the right from “claiming” medieval history and symbolism(which is something for the above reason they fear a great deal).
Same with Norse gods or whatever-anything from history or mythology that is European history and mythology being made a symbol by the right is something the left claims was “appropriated” (translation they hate and fear its use in this context).
The argument here is that this symbol has been “appropriated” by “Nazis”.
Symbolism, imagery, and historical references being used by the right is something that definitely worries the left though. As it provides a sense of history, community, and shared mythos.
I could write an article on how the attempts to prove that Middle Ages Europe was filled with blacks are an attempt to prevent the right from “claiming” medieval history and symbolism(which is something for the above reason they fear a great deal).
Same with Norse gods or whatever-anything from history or mythology that is European history and mythology being made a symbol by the right is something the left claims was “appropriated” (translation they hate and fear its use in this context).
Navarro
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Yes... because holding any sort of public event at the "Hallowed" Battlefield of Gettysburg is CLEARLY an endorsement or statement of affinity with Neo-Confederate positions.
Is this a case of CNN being incredibly stupid and/or ignorant or hoping that their audience is incredibly stupid and/or ignorant? Trick question of course...
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And in case if your wondering Neo-Confederate advocacy being the reason Trump chose Gettysburg could just be a misinterpretation of CNN... well...
It's exactly what CNN is implying and thinking apparently.
EPIC FAIL: Acosta Wannabe Ties Possible Trump Gettysburg Speech...to the Confederacy?
Twice on Monday, CNN White House correspondent Jeremy Diamond insisted the possibility of President Trump giving his Republican nomination acceptance speech at Gettysburg was “controversial” and “notable” seeing as how Trump “has consistently position[ed] himself as a defender of Confederate...newsbusters.org
Yeah, because when I think of a neo-Confederate "holy site" I think of the location of the Confederacy's most famous defeat.
Navarro
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But there's Pickett's Charge which was ... it was kind of like the Charge of the Light Brigade but got nowhere near actually accomplishing its objective?
Navarro
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The Light Brigade actually achieved their objective, which was to spike the Russian guns at the end of the valley. Pickett's Charge aimed to capture Cemetery Hill, and failed at doing so.
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I mean the confederacy was going to lose anyway. Why does no one acknowledge that the south was already split in two and Tennessee had fallen.
Lee at best might have stymied things long enough for Richmond to be entirely encircled.
Lee at best might have stymied things long enough for Richmond to be entirely encircled.
Lanmandragon
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People in general are bad at Grand strategy so flashy battles get the focus.
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It’s like Napoleon at Waterloo. Historical illiterates thinking “what if he won and conquered Europe again”
When no, he was facing down an army in the hundreds of thousands including a half a million strong Russo-Austrian army, and mobilizing Spanish and Portuguese armies. Royalist revolts and treachery.
History is taught in top snapshot a fashion, the major events are focused on with the big picture context left out.
PsihoKekec
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Exactly, he had no reserves, there was another Prussian army coming from the Rhine, Russians were coming behind them, Austrians were coming from Italy and French people really had enough of this shit. Ironically he had much better force available to him than in defense of France campaign, due to returned POWs entering the army, but that was all the blood he could squeeze out of the nation.
If he had broken through and won the day, he would have had little stopping him from getting to Washington
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Which was the most fortified city on earth at the time.
Then you can burn Philadelphia instead.
That Fall 1864 Election is going to be getting a lot more chancy if Lee is still kicking butt in the East.
people forget that fact all of the time.
Have Democrats Tried to Impeach Every GOP President Since Ike?
The question arises in light of the U.S. House of Representatives' launching of an impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump in fall 2019.
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Snopes said:
Mostly false?
As opposed to mostly true?
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Literally media spin in a nutshell. Play pedantic games with the language, “every” when the principle of the statement is true.
Even if it not technically true in its entirety, the essence is true.
Even if it not technically true in its entirety, the essence is true.
f1onagher
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He was anti-communist.
Bear Ribs
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Really the pretzels Snopes will tie itself into to promote the left can get amusing fast. Here's one of my favorites:
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Orlando Shooter Was a Democrat?
In 2006 Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen registered to vote as a Democrat, but his recent political leanings are unknown.
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Just because the shooter was registered as a Democrat doesn't mean he was really a Democrat, he could have secretly thought Republican thoughts on the inside, or have changed his mind and become a Republican and just kept his registration as a Democrat for... reasons.