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After losing the American Civil War, the Governor of Florida was seething so hard about losing his slaves that he killed himself. (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] [email protected] 54 points 2 months ago (2 children)

damn, reminds me of this guy I learned about in school.

Virginia senator/planter. massive hard-on for southern secession. when South Carolina made it's move, he rode all the way to Fort Sumter so he could fire a cannonball at the Union: the first shot of the Civil War... at the age of 67.

when General Lee signed the surrender, upon hearing the news, he wrote a note about how much he hated the "vile Yankee race", wrapped himself in the Confederate flag, put his rifle in his mouth, and used a stick to push the trigger. it misfired so he reloaded and did it again, successfully this time before his alerted family could rush upstairs to stop him.

truly, one of american history's most committed and uncompromising assholes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

c'mon that's Vigo the Carpathian

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