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Floyd R. Turbo

(29,327 posts) Wed Nov 6, 2024, 09:04 PM Nov 6

William Tecumseh Sherman: [View all]

“The American press is a shame and a reproach to a civilized people. When a man is too lazy to work and too cowardly to steal, he becomes an editor and manufactures public opinion.”

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William Tecumseh Sherman: [View all] Floyd R. Turbo Nov 6 OP

Cousin Billy was a smart guy. Algernon Moncrieff Nov 6 #1

No hero. William Tecumseh Sherman on the need to "exterminate the Indians, men, women, & children" hlthe2b Nov 6 #2

Sherman's only mistake bovine6 Nov 6 #3

He was engaged in genocidal extermination of the Sioux in the West. Cool with THAT? hlthe2b Nov 6 #4

No I'm not but I was referring to South Carolina, you know the first state to demonstrate treason by seceding. bovine6 Nov 6 #5

You said that was his "ONLY MISTAKE..." Hardly... hlthe2b Nov 6 #6

I apologize. bovine6 Nov 6 #7