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American southerners endearingly refer to the Confederate States Army as the “rebels.” Star Wars makes a good fictional counterpoint as well.
by heartbreak 7y ago
American southerners endearingly refer to the Confederate States Army as the “rebels.”
Star Wars makes a good fictional counterpoint as well.
- partialrecall 7y agoPerhaps also worth mentioning, some of the Russian Separatist forces in Donbass have adopted a flag that looks strikingly similar to CSA flag. It could be that they did this because they see themselves as rebels and therefore a famous rebel flag was fitting for them. When asked about it, they claim the similarity is coincidental. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Novorossiya#Similarity_with_%22Dixie_flag%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Novorossiya#Similarity...