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>Perhaps a remark on the universal success of the Diary of Anne Frank may stress how much we all wish to subscribe to this business-as-usual philosophy, and to forget that it hastens our destruction. It is an onerous task to take apart such a humane, such a moving story that arouses so much compassion for gentle Anne Frank. But I believe that the worldwide acclaim of her story cannot be explained unless we recognize our wish to forget the gas chambers and to glorify the attitude of going on with business-as-usual, even in a holocaust. While the Franks were making their preparations for going passively into hiding, thousands of other Jews in Holland and elsewhere in Europe were trying to escape to the free world, the better to be able to fight their executioners. Others who could not do so went underground—not simply to hide from the SS, waiting passively, without preparation for fight, for the day when they would be caught—but to fight the Germans, and with it for humanity. All the Franks wanted was to go on with life as much as possible in the usual fashion. Little Anne, too, wanted only to go on with life as usual, and nobody can blame her. But hers was certainly not a necessary fate, much less a heroic one; it was a senseless fate. The Franks could have faced the facts and survived, as did many Jews living in Holland. Anne could have had a good chance to survive, as did many Jewish children in Holland. But for that she would have had to be separated from her parents and gone to live with a Dutch family as their own child. Everybody who recognized the obvious knew that the hardest way to go underground was to do it as a family; that to hide as a family made detection by the SS most likely. The Franks, with their excellent connections among gentile Dutch families should have had an easy time hiding out singly, each with a different family. But instead of planning for this, the main principle of their planning was to continue as much as possible with the kind of family life they were accustomed to. Any other course would have meant not merely giving up the beloved family life as usual, but also accepting as reality man’s inhumanity to man. Most of all it would have forced their acceptance that business-as-usual was not an absolute value, but can sometimes be the most destructive of all attitudes. There is little doubt that the Franks, who were able to provide themselves with so much, could have provided themselves with a gun or two had they wished. They could have shot down at least one or two of the SS men who came for them. There was no surplus of SS men. The loss of an SS with every Jew arrested would have noticeably hindered the functioning of the police state. The fate of the Franks wouldn’t have been any different, because they all died anyway except for Anne’s father, though he hardly meant to pay for his survival with the extermination of his whole family. They could have sold their lives dearly instead of walking to their death

>>22268775
>won't tell use whether or not Anne Frank becomes pregnant

GODDAMNIT STOP LEAVING ME IN SUSPENSE TURTLEDOVE!

>>22263860
>wtf. What does Anne Frank even have to do with the rest of the story

Too much of a fucking milquetoast faggot to just write a proper romance about Anne Frank, unlike >>>/his/

Give me recommendations for fiction and non-fiction books on the American Civil War

Men of the valley! Citizen-soldiers...

I am here at the order of General Robert E. Lee, commandin' all Virginia forces. On April 15th of this year of our Lord, 1861, Simon Cameron, the Secretary of War of the United States sent a telegram to our Governor, John Letcher, directing him to raise three regiments of infantry to be sent to assist in suppressin' the southern confederacy. Governor Letcher's answer is well-known to you, but perhaps not his words.

His wire to Washington stated, "You have chosen to inaugurate civil war. And, having done so, we will meet you in a spirit as determined as the Lincoln Administration has exhibited toward the South."

Two days later, the Virginia legislature voted for secession.

JUST AS WE! Would not send any of our soldiers to march in other states and tyrannize other people! So will we never allow the armies of others to march into our State and tyrannize OUR people!

Like many of you -- indeed, most of you -- I've always been a Union man. It is not with joy or with a light heart that many of us have welcomed secession. Had our neighbors to the North practiced a less bellicose form of persuasion, perhaps this day might not have come. BUT that day has been thrust upon us like it was THRUST upon our ancestors!

The Lincoln Administration required us to raise three regiments...

Tell them we have done so!

Dismissed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7-QL9uvWGs

>>19611290
>literally kept shipping trainloads of Jews to extermination camps as the Soviets were Blitzkrieging their way from Kiev to Warsaw and the Western Allies were pouring ashore in Normandy.

Go join your Fuhrer and give your pistol a good blowjob.

>>19192795

We did, obviously.

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>>19162856

just your typical loser, authoritarian bullshit. refuse to take responsibility for past defeats and instead blame humiliations on a minority group. tailor your message to the species of emotional, irrational idiot predisposed to mob violence. lie, lie and lie some more. Nothing unique about it except two significant differences: (1) Hitler attempted this post French-Revolution when most of the Western world had adopted the idea that governments must act based on reason and justice rather than arbitrary bullshit and (2) The depths of Hitler's depravity shocked the conscience of even the most typically ambivalent of men. If there is a silver lining it is that he was so immoral and repugnant, and his failure was so great, that Nazi Germany has become a cautionary tale that has stuck in the minds of citizens of Western nations and beyond who now reject any would-be leader who bears even a superficial similarity to him. Hitler was such a failure for Germany, his defeat so thorough and his actions so revolting that he inadvertently made it very difficult for authoritarianism to ever take hold in a Western nation again.

We are a band of brothers and native to the soil,
Fighting for the property we gained by honest toil;

Hurrah! Hurrah! For Southern rights hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

As long as the Union was faithful to her trust,
Like friends and like brothers both kind were we and just;
But now, when Northern treachery attempts our rights to mar,
We hoist on high the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

Hurrah! Hurrah! For Southern rights hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

First gallant South Carolina nobly made the stand,
Then came Alabama, who took her by the hand;
Next quickly Mississippi, Georgia and Florida,
All raised on high the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

Hurrah! Hurrah! For Southern rights hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

Ye men of valor, gather round the banner of the right,
Texas and fair Louisiana join us in the fight;
Davis, our loved president, and Stephens statesman are,
Now rally round the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

Hurrah! Hurrah! For Southern rights hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

And here's to old Virginia, the Old Dominion State,
Who with the young Confederacy at length has linked her fate;
Impelled by her example, now other states prepare,
To hoist on high the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

Hurrah! Hurrah! For Southern rights hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

Then cheer, boys, cheer, raise the joyous shout,
For Arkansas and North Carolina now have both gone out;
And let another rousing cheer for Tennessee be given,
The single star of the Bonnie Blue Flag has grown to be eleven.

Hurrah! Hurrah! For Southern rights hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag that bears a single star.

What are some books set in the American South that don't focus on civil rights, racism, black people, and etc.

For example: Gone With the Wind

My pen and ability is inadequate to the task of doing his memory justice. Every private soldier loved him. Second to Stonewall Jackson, his loss was the greatest the South ever sustained. When I saw him there dead, I felt that I had lost a friend whom I had ever loved and respected, and that the South had lost one of her best and greatest Generals.
—Private Sam Watkins, Co. Aytch

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>>18339295
>not knowing the reverberations your actions can have throughout the centuries

>>18248454
>ywn save Anne

It hurts

>>18116739

What else leads to Anne Frank?

>>17938201

What do you think?

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We are a band of brothers
And native to the soil,
Fighting for the property
We gained by honest toil;
And when our rights were threatened,
The cry rose near and far--
"Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star!"

Hurrah! Hurrah!
For Southern rights hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star.

As long as the Union
Was faithful to her trust,
Like friends and like brothers
Both kind were we and just;
But now, when Northern treachery
Attempts our rights to mar,
We hoist on high the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star.

Hurrah! Hurrah!
For Southern rights hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star.

First gallant South Carolina
Nobly made the stand,
Then came Alabama,
Who took her by the hand.
Next quickly Mississippi,
Georgia and Florida
All raised on high the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star.

Hurrah! Hurrah!
For Southern rights hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star.

Ye men of valor, gather round
The banner of the right;
Texas and fair Louisiana
Join us in the fight.
Davis, our loved president,
And Stephens statesmen are;
Now rally round the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star.

Hurrah! Hurrah!
For Southern rights hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star.

And here's to old Virginia--
The Old Dominion State--
Who with the young Confederacy
At length has linked her fate;
Impelled by her example,
Now other states prepare
To hoist on high the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star.

Hurrah! Hurrah!
For Southern rights hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star.

Then cheer, boys, cheer;
Raise the joyous shout,
For Arkansas and North Carolina
Now have both gone out;
And let another rousing cheer
For Tennessee be given,
The single star of the Bonnie Blue Flag
Has grown to be eleven.

Hurrah! Hurrah!
For Southern rights hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star.

Then here's to our Confederacy,
Strong are we and brave;
Like patriots of old we'll fight
Our heritage to save.
And rather than submit to shame,
To die we would prefer;
So cheer for the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star.

Hurrah! Hurrah!
For Southern rights hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Flag
That bears a single star.

>>17928739

Extremely based answer

>>17364588

Confederates save pregnant Anne Frank

>ywn be a Confederate Army paratrooper jumping from the sky into Holland one September morning in 1944 to rain death from above on the German invaders who think that brutalizing women and children makes them hot shit
>ywn stumble upon the Gestapo ransacking a seemingly abandoned house in the Dutch countryside
>ywn decide to ambush them before they make off with whatever they’re looking for
>ywn let loose with a devastating volley of rifle fire into the Nazi ranks
>ywn alongside your brothers in arms, charge into the fleeing Germans, howling like an angry wind, a force of nature
>ywn skewer a cowardly Nazi thug, with your bayonet, watching the blade turn warm and red with blood
>ywn hear faint crying coming from the abandoned house
>ywn carefully open the door, rifle at the ready, for you have no clue what’s behind it
>ywn find a terrified, barefoot, and nine month pregnant Anne Frank cowering in a corner, praying and weeping, begging pitifully for you not to hurt the unborn baby that fills her womb
>ywn comfort Anne by holding her in your embrace, you don’t understand her language and she can’t understand yours, but the language of love is universal, and she realizes that you don’t mean her any harm
>the rest of your company will never march off to pursue the Germans, with the captain ordering you to get her somewhere safe and then rejoin them
>Anne will never slowly become mesmerized by your uniform with its solid grey and intricate red bars, cuffs, and collars, studded with bronze buttons
>the heavily pregnant Anne will never abruptly pin you to the wall, kissing you deeply before throwing you onto the bed
>Anne will never unbutton your coat and pants, searching desperately for that one thing that offer her release from the pain and anguish that she feels for her people
>she will never guide your throbbing hard cock into her pussy
>she will never stare at you in pure lust as she rides your dick
>ywn cum deep inside her when her water breaks

>>16614271
>but if the family had survived

The only way that could've happened would have been if the Confederate States had won the American Civil War

>>16614271
>but if the family had survived

The only way that could've would have been if the Confederate States had won the American Civil War

>>16581880
>Jews Owned The Slave Ships

And that's supposed to be a bad thing?