Sons and Daughters of Sherman

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Eheran@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 327d (8 replies)

Context?

PugJesus@piefed.social · 8 pts · 327d (7 replies)

In the US, there's a group called the Daughters of the Confederacy that spreads Lost Causer nonsense glorifying slavery and the secessionist cause.

The meme is suggesting that the reverse is preferable - a 'Son of Sherman', against Confederate bullshit.

CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 327d (6 replies)

What's a "Son of Sherman"?

PugJesus@piefed.social · 4 pts · 327d (5 replies)

Just reversing the "Daughters of the Confederacy" to "Sons of [A Major Union Hero]"

The alliteration of "Sons of Sherman" is a bonus too.

Eheran@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 327d (2 replies)

Why not "Sons of the Union" then?

PugJesus@piefed.social · 4 pts · 327d (1 reply)

Partly for the alliteration and partly because this is Shermanposting, I suppose.

CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 326d

Oh wow! I did not realize what this page was

CaptnNMorgan@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 326d (1 reply)

Gotcha, his name was Sherman who? I looked up "son's of Sherman" and all I got was book about a tank

PugJesus@piefed.social · 2 pts · 326d

William Tecumseh Sherman, a general in the US Civil War.