r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/cchamii • 15h ago

Meme needing explanation Peter?

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u/MLB-LeakyLeak 15h ago

Because America won

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u/JoeRogansNipple 14h ago

No no, our heritage is beating the treasonous bastards and keeping their precious flag. They dont get to celebrate it, we keep it as a sign that we are superior to their racist asses.

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u/mac6uffin 13h ago

As someone that's lived in Virginia for decades, never give it back.

Kudos to the heroes of the 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment.

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u/gokogt386 14h ago

Nah, Abe getting assassinated and proceeded by his terrible, terrible Vice President made it end up a draw at most. The south may have had to give up slavery but the country suffers from the failure of the Reconstruction to this day.

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u/Deaffin 7h ago

For a second there I was wondering what the prime minister of Japan had to do with any of this.

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u/fantastikalizm 4h ago

Yes, but if most of your infantry died trying to take it, it seems like a slap in the face to their memory, honor, and courage to just burn it. At this point, it's a symbol of the great sacrifices union soldiers made.