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bongbong

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9. From the article

Reply to groundloop (Original post)

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 11:04 AM

Apr 2012

> It is interesting to note that while the Union army was easily over twice the size of the Confederate army, the Union army lost approximately 100,000 more soldiers than the Confederate army; this striking

Weird coincidence! You can be historically accurate if you substitute "any one of several Allied nations" for "Union", and "Nazi" for "Confederate".

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Confederate Memorial Day - remember their sacrifice [View all] groundloop Apr 2012 OP

The Only Thing To Do To The Confederate Flag Is To Burn It. TheMastersNemesis Apr 2012 #1

Stupid wars zipplewrath Apr 2012 #2

I guess my family has pacifist blood in our veins groundloop Apr 2012 #8

+100 ges5626sek Apr 2012 #11

I challenge 'challengeable' Lifelong Protester Apr 2012 #3

Seems like a state senator would be intelligent enough to use spell-check groundloop Apr 2012 #4

I'll go downtown and urinate on the monument. izquierdista Apr 2012 #5

Screw confederate memorial day and people who actually celebrate it. Hoyt Apr 2012 #6

My great-great-grandfather was murdered by the Confederate Army. To fly the Confederate flag is libinnyandia Apr 2012 #7

From the article bongbong Apr 2012 #9

"Piss On The Grave of a Confederate Soldier Day" Dawson Leery Apr 2012 #10