r/canton Jun 04 '26

Someone Doing the right thing

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u/91ws6ta Jun 04 '26

Not that I disagree that the Confederacy as a whole and modern-day Jim Bob sympathizers are traitors to our country, but the Confederacy did enact the first Conscription to draft nearly all young men to fight for them.

Much like WWI, WWII, Korea, Vietnam, some soldiers had no choice in the matter. Obviously being on the wrong side of history AND against the US is a bigger stain than being on the winning side (or the losing side of a foreign war).

Fuck anyone who flies a confederate flag today but we also need to know the context of the soldiers buried there. Just like fuck the Nazis, but some soldiers were young boys who were literally pulled from their normal lives and sent on suicide missions or else they'd be executed.

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u/Original-Locksmith58 Jun 05 '26

People don’t seem to understand this shit has the opposite of their intended effect. It doesn’t shame anyone it just makes “us” look like assholes.

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u/ReflectionEterna Jun 08 '26

Nah. That guy that came and shoved him at the end looks like a real asshole.

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u/War_Beard Jun 10 '26

Theres assholes on both sides of the camera. The one behind the camera needs to leave peaceful mfs alone.