What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?

— Only the monstrous anger of the guns.

Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle

Can patter out their hasty orisons…

– Wilfred Owen

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      1 year ago

      Thing I’ll never understand is how people that constantly moan about how terrible America is and how much better other countries are can possibly be perceived as patriotic.