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Lots of countries have had civil wars. Most of them, one side won and the other side lost. In the US, one side lost, and was then venerated as heroes, which is
by richardwhiuk 5y ago
Lots of countries have had civil wars. Most of them, one side won and the other side lost.
In the US, one side lost, and was then venerated as heroes, which is particularly odd.
- rsynnott 5y agoI'm not sure it's _that_ odd, really. Like, who won the English civil war? _Really_ won it, long-term? You could argue that one both ways very easily; on the one hand, there's still a monarch, and there are no puritans. On the other, the monarch has no power (though you could convincingly argue that that was part of a process that was ongoing anyway, and the civil war didn't necessarily change the pace that much).
- richardwhiuk 5y agoIt's difficult to say either side is venerated as heroes. It's the combination which is very odd. Plenty of countries have civil strife and have one side viewed as heroes. In the US both Robert E Lee and Abraham Lincoln are venerated.