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Soph0571

(9,685 posts)
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 06:29 PM Jul 2020

Just finished watching Glory for the umpteenth time

Every fucker who thinks that the Confederate Flag and those that fly it need to be pampered to are traitors to those who died needs to watch this film again and again. Those run away slaves who gave their lives to the Union and freedom. These black men and the black men that came after them where important in the winning the war, when racist fucking slave owners and their enablers did treason then and now do everything they can to make it OK today. BLM. Period. Then and now, same shit different day.

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Goodheart

(5,321 posts)
2. Quite a coincidence. I was thinking about Glory just yesterday.
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 06:31 PM
Jul 2020

My favorite war movie, bar none.

Guess my attention to it has gone back by recently watching Confederate apologist videos on YouTube.

brush

(53,776 posts)
5. I'm with you. Did you happen to catch the "Grant" documentary...
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 06:42 PM
Jul 2020

a few weeks back on the "History Channel"? Grant proved to be the best general of the war over Lee even. But the doc showed many instances where confederate forces surrendered to Grant and the traitor generals tried to negotiate terms from Grant by asking that their personal and other enskaved humans be allowed to go with them as they returned back to their homes.

Grant always denied them, only allowing them to keep their horses and side arms.

Wounded Bear

(58,648 posts)
7. Probably one of the more accurate depictions of Civil War combat in that movie...
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 06:44 PM
Jul 2020

Overall it's pretty good. Maybe not my favorite war movie, but way up there in probably top 5 at least.

I mean, hell, how can you go wrong with Denzell and Freeman? Certainly one of Matt Broderick's best roles, too.

panader0

(25,816 posts)
11. My favorite scene is when all the guys are sitting around the campfire
Sun Jul 26, 2020, 08:59 PM
Jul 2020

the night before, singing and hand clapping, testifying, knowing they may die the next day.
Great movie.

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