Sure is a lot to be proud of. Like instigating one of the bloodiest wars ever fought in defense of an institution of a legacy so evil we still feel its effects today.
And then losing that war, in spectacular fashion.
Usually losing a war means bad things for the losing side, only in this case, an entire race of humans beings were set free. So as far as I can tell, seeing that flag get run down a flagpole and replaced with the ol' stars-and-stripes typically meant a point scored for Team Good, amirite?
Before you jump down my throat, by the way, both sides of my family were living in Ireland when all this went down, so I don't have 'pride' for north OR south. I just know evil when I see it and, boy oh boy, was slavery eeeeeeevil.
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2012-04-13, 12:43 PM
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