Few friendly thoughts on the REAL #BackTheBlue for Memorial Day

Today being the official original date and tomorrow the Monday holiday version, here we go:

First, let's remember that Memorial Day was started to honor not just war dead, not just Civil War dead but UNION Civil War dead. The BLUE not the Gray. Back the Blue.

Second, within that, let's remember that some of the first celebrations were to salute Black Civil War dead.

Third, given four years of resurgent open racism in America, fueled in part by neo-Confederates, let's also remember ongoing Lost Cause lies.

That's all.