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Gettysburg, the movie. Watched again tonight and believe every American should watch it because nothing embodies America in a movie more than this. No monsters. All heros, North and South.
I have visited Gettysburg at least 15 times. I am married to a Civil War buff. He took me to Andersonville on our honeymoon for heaven's sake. I had been to every presentation available about Gettysburg. I understood, but not really until I saw the movie. I now weap when I consider that more American men died in those 3 days than in the entire Vietnam War, and both sides had a moving and moral reason for being on that battlefield. This country needs to understand that it is entirely possible to be the other side of the coin and be a good and admirable person.
Is anyone familiar with the work of Thomas DiLorenzo ? I listened to him a while back and realized as usual, we have been lied to. I would like to learn the truth about Lincoln & Civil War but not in such a detailed way as reading his books...
Probably need to get a hard copy before it's gone... We will hit that era in depth next year in homeschool
I have been there, when the centennial year for the Civil War in 1960, my Dad took my Mother and I on road trips through many Civil War battle sites, from Harpers Ferry to Gettysburg, we stayed there for 3 days, I was obsessed with the war, back then, I was 10. I read what I could about it. My Dad made sure I understood what you just said, that it was a tragic war between Americans, and the the men fighting on both sides were good and were just like everyone else, meaning that North or South, they were Americans. My friends and neighbors are my friends and neighbors, birds of a feather flock together, and my feathers are not political, my friends who vote Democratic or Libertarian or Independent or Republican are good and kind and compassionate people, we discuss gardening, books, religion, roll our eyes at most of the News. We are older, in our 60's and 70's and have some time under our belts regarding watching this country fight amongst itself , and we want no part of it. I would be the one making soup, healing wounds, speaking God's word to whomever needs to hear it. But there are also evil people who are psychopathic, many more than we had back then. Those would be shot on site. God has given me discernment , I pray for it daily. I would hope that when war breaks out, it will not be about red or blue or anything as superficial as that, but it will be evil against good, not territory or wealth, because that is just an endless cycle.
Props out to you and your dad, based family!
My Dad was very based.He worked at CBS as an audio tech, he told me from the beginning that any news that was televised was what they wanted me to see, that editing and cutting was all part of it.He was not bigoted but did talk about how the company was more and more taken over by Jews, that Burl Ives was a pedo, and that all media is manipulated. He also chose to not vote but he almost did, for Goldwater, because Goldwater was a fellow HAM, lol, and, he was a conservative. He was not a bible thumper, but a Christian, and whenever I was moping around thinking there was nothing to do, he told me to read the Bible.
Aw no, not Burl Ives... Good for your dad, really based. Amplify his truth to the people!
Thanks, we are always on the hunt for good movies!
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