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

  • aesthelete@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    3
    ·
    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.