Sovereignty, eachother, their families, economic well-being, defense, patriotism, desperation, or the million other factors that contributed to the worst conflict in American history.
Maybe, just maybe, those men and boys weren't evil monsters and deserve some human fucking dignity.
You're misconstruing what the post is about. As with most soldiers of most wars. The reason a soldier fights is up to the individual. Now more often then not why they're fighting comes down to whatever propaganda is being shoved down their throats. This post isn't an attack on the confederate soldiers but a confrontation on their belief of it being a justified war.
Maybe, just maybe, those men and boys weren't evil monsters and deserve some human fucking dignity.
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