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TIL In Britain during the First World War white feathers, which symbolized cowardice, were often given to males out of uniform by women to shame them publicly into signing up to join the war. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Aristocratic, bloated, incompetent generals need all the cannon fodder they can throw at the meat grinder over and over and over again, expecting different results each time. All because some king and his cousin - who's also a king - are having a tiff.