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EYESORE 9001

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1. And yet naval vessels have been named for traitors who took up arms against the government

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2025, 06:06 AM

Jun 2025

USS Robert E. Lee and USS Stonewall Jackson come to mind. These were SSBN Polaris/Poseidon missile submarines named after confederate generals, for crying out loud. These vessels were given names sometime in the late 50s or early 60s, when the civil rights movement was just gaining traction. Also during that time, neoconfederates were trying to stage a revival of sorts.

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