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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22347419

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22347413

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Surrender_flag_of_the_Civil_War_by_Matthew_Bisanz.JPG

Yes, it's a flag of surrender. And also a literal dishtowel. They used what they had, which wasn't much, apparently, lmao

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

in fairness taking a white flag to war is gonna get called out as expecting to lose, so of all the things you'd expect them to have that wouldn't be it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Just take flags in many colors and say you want to use them for signaling.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

You don't need to play devil's advocate for traitorous slavers.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Being smug about winning the first Civil War doesn't mean much when the second is around the corner.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What, do the racist reactionary fucks need to have their asses handed to them again?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well, they have all the guns and a healthy dose of insanity. So maybe direct conflict with no plan isn't the path to victory.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I live up above that there Mason-Dixon line and i got me all sorts of guns. Even voted Democrat. Hooboy.