In 1857, during the Utah War, Mormon militia leaders at Mountain Meadows attacked a California-bound wagon train, killing over 120 immigrants under a false promise of safety; this massacre demonstrates how wartime fear and paranoia can transform into systematic violence, showing that symbols of safety like white flags can become instruments of betrayal when fear overrides trust.
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A white flag helped lead them to slaughter.
In 1857, Utah was bracing for war with the US government. Rumors spread.
Outsiders looked like enemies. A California-bound wagon train stopped at Mountain Meadows, and local Mormon militia leaders decided fear was proof.
They attacked, then panicked when survivors realized white settlers were involved.
A rider carried orders saying not to interfere. Let them go in peace. But the message came too late.
Under a fake truce, more than 120 immigrants were killed.
The massacre was not a battlefield mistake. It was paranoia becoming policy.
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