Varina

by Charles Frazier

The war—sold to the people as a collective fantasy—became

Aren't they all?

BEING ON THE WRONG SIDE of history carries consequences.

Let's hope that continues to be true some of the time but Stalin and Mao got away with it.

Never acknowledging that the general culture is often stupid or evil and would vote out God in favor of the devil if he fed them back their hate and fear in a way that made them feel righteous. After