• @Illuminostro
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      2 months ago

      It’s a travesty that Smedley Butler has all but been erased from history. I once sent Oliver Stone a tweet asking him to write and direct a biopic about the man, but he never replied. Maybe one day someone will.

      • @jpreston2005
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        22 months ago

        I wonder if Wes Anderson could do it better. Ed Norton as Smedley?

        • @Illuminostro
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          32 months ago

          Not an Anderson fan, but I think Norton would be perfect as Butler.

      • @tux7350
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        22 months ago

        The Marine Corps keeps his legacy. As one of only two Marines to earn the Medal of Honor twice, it’s one of the things they force you to memorize. They yell out “Two Marines, Two Medals” and we’d all scream “Dan Daly and Smedly Butler sir”. One of the first required readings I had when I got to my unit was “War is a Racket”; still got the book report somewhere lol