What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

— Only the monstrous anger of the guns.

Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle

Can patter out their hasty orisons…

– Wilfred Owen

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      1 year ago

      If you weren’t backing the claim he was a socialist why did you reply at all? The nuance in his views of his own slave holding would not be germane unless you were backing that claim somehow.

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        Because I don’t like people who treat history as if it’s a black and white affair. Are you going to apologize for lying?

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          1 year ago

          I never lied. Your reply only makes sense if you were defending the claim. Otherwise there would be no need for a response since my claim is accurate that he owned soaves and died owning slaves.

          If anyone is lying it would be you but I suspect you were just not thinking when you replied.