The civil war began 150 years ago today
 

Truly the event that paved the road for the US in my opinion. I watched the silent film "The Birth of A Nation"(1915) last night for the first time in it's entirety(only clips prior). The blatant racism in it was worse than I thought but it was enlightening. People are so easily influenced by propaganda. What horrible carnage Americans suffered at each others hands.

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When are the rebs gonna stop fighting? Would someone please tell them that we crushed their "culture" a long time ago, please?

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When you are in the south, they sometime refer to this event.. as the "war of Yankee agression"...

OTOH the confederate flag will never die, it flies over the SC capitol.. also see it occasionally in the North East.. wonder how many know what it symbolizes...

In NOLA there is Lee Circle near the Superdome, and in the middle is a statue Lee facing north..

Throughout LA there are Lee and Jefferson streets in just about ever city.. do not recall ever seeing a Lincoln Ave.. but there is Rosa Parks transportation center in Lafayette..

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and the Native Americans say "no ****"

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I find it amazing what America has done to help other minority's especially the "liberal faction" while completely ignoring the American Indian, why do we never see American Indians in TV commercials.

Has anybody ever seen a "Chinese Firefighter"---------:confused:

Has anybody ever seen a "Mongolian Bus Driver"

Why are certain minority's favored over others?


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They do seem to have been completely forgotten and for long time

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150 years and still going

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That's a bit dramatic but I get your point. If you have some time though read up on the battles and you'll be moved. Many battles resulted multiple thousand of lives on each side. Gettysburg had anywhere 45,000 to 50,000 deaths. The bullets used could rip people apart and cannon fire shrapnel could mow down dozens at a time. Many lay dieing for days, many were boys.

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Maybe the American Indians are ignored because the Government pushed them to reservations in the 1860's/1870's and they now make up less than 1% of the population? I believe Mongolians are around .0002% of the population.

Hate to break it to you but I've seen many Asian police and firefighters.

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I find the average American's ignorance of the Civil War rather sad. We're repeating a lot of the same mistakes that the US made in the 1840s and 1850s. Just saying "slavery caused the Civil War" is good enough for the US Citizenship exam on the Simpsons, but it's ****ty history.

YouTube - The Crying Indian - full commercial - Keep America Beautiful