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Aristus

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12. The "Silver" War is the way I remember hearing about it for the first time, too.

Reply to Frances (Reply #7)

Tue Aug 15, 2017, 11:27 AM

Aug 2017

I was about five; we needed a good name for our "pow-pow-pow" war games, and someone suggested the 'silver' war, which sounded cool to me.

I didn't learn about the reality of it until a few years later.

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"It's my heritage!" [View all] Proud liberal 80 Aug 2017 OP

So when, in Minnesota, I see some knucklehead flying the confederate flag The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #1

Exactly. dalton99a Aug 2017 #2

sure, it's a heritage cvoogt Aug 2017 #3

It's the redneck swastika dalton99a Aug 2017 #4

That's exactly what it is. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2017 #8

The stupidest fucking thing I've ever heard. An excuse for hate. Aristus Aug 2017 #5

My brother HAB911 Aug 2017 #9

The citizens in my town ran the klan out of town during the 20s Blue_true Aug 2017 #10

It's a negative heritage treestar Aug 2017 #6

Exactly. nt Blue_true Aug 2017 #11

Yes, it's my heritage Frances Aug 2017 #7

The "Silver" War is the way I remember hearing about it for the first time, too. Aristus Aug 2017 #12