"BUT WHERE IS THE GLORY WITHOUT THE GUNS AND THE EXPLOSIONS!?"
The American #CivilWar began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1861 with #SouthCarolina launching its attack on #FortSumter. This was in response to a trap laid by Lincoln, who meant to resupply it at all costs. The #racist proto-country had to take the fort or accept they had not seceded.

Mit dem Beschuss von #FortSumter begann heute vor 165 Jahren der #Bürgerkrieg in den #USA. Wie dieser Vorstellungen von #Männlichkeit verändert hat, untersuchen:

▶ N. Finzsch/M. Hampf, Männlichkeit im Süden, Männlichkeit im Norden. Zur Genese moderner amerikanischer Männlichkeitskonzepte in der Epoche des Bürgerkriegs (1861–1865), #WerkstattGeschichte 29/2001, https://werkstattgeschichte.de/alle_ausgaben/maenner/

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Vor 165 Jahren begann der amerikanische Bürgerkrieg - im Zentrum stand die Sklaverei in den USA

Vor 165 Jahren begann der amerikanische Bürgerkrieg. Es war ein Kampf um den Bestand der Union und um die Freiheit von Millionen versklavter Menschen.

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Pete Hegseth, "The @DeptofDefense is mobilizing the National Guard IMMEDIATELY to support federal law enforcement in Los Angeles." He added, "And, if violence continues, active duty Marines at Camp Pendleton will also be mobilized — they are on high alert

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Took a trip to see some ships and a fort. Check out what I saw: https://ko-fi.com/post/The-Civil-War-and-the-Space-Age-N4N11CUC8Y

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A Quick (Battle) Field Guide to the New Culture Wars

I am basically a pacifist, inclined to what in India is sometimes derisively referred to as Gandhigiri (loosely “LARPing Gandhi”). If I don’t check the tendency, I naturally retre…

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Fort Sumter, where the first shot of the American Civil War was fired. Painting things that are very far away, on a tiny surface, with a too big brush and no glasses 😅.

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