It's actually happening (repost from 4chan)
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Interesting how throughout history, one of the attributes most commonly promoted by all cultures is the heroic act of self sacrafice for the greater good, agape love... I'd suggest that there's something biblical about this phenomenon...
Humans love our heroes, even if those heros die in no-win last stands e.g. Thermopylae, the Alamo (big domino of the slavery extension conspiracy), Custer (ugh the arrogance) etc. But is "martyrdom" always the best long term strategy? Why waste such brave leaders? Delaying tactics > committing to unavoidable defeat. So I look at somebody like Buford as a true hero. He did as much as he could for as long as he could, without committing all of his forces to certain death. Can't say the same for his enemy on Day 2 and even more so on Day 3 of Gettysburg... order your men into certain defeat and death... that's insanity, monstrous... and yet still today, masses of Americans truly believe that charge was heroic, and that their commander was a brave, noble heroic leader. Truly amazing.
"To every man upon this earth
... Death cometh soon or late,
And how can man die better
... Than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers,
... And the temples of his gods."
p. 30, XXVII, lines 220-225.
LAYS OF ANCIENT ROME
by Thomas Babington MaCaulay
ISBN 978-1449574116
Hail Caesar, we who are about to die, salute you!
(G&G was mostly Lost Cause propaganda, but there were some nuggets of greatness)
i'm in heaven...
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