Gangs of NY showcased the truth about how unpopular both Lincoln and the war was in the North. Truth hurts so people reject it.
You’re telling me why I didn’t like a movie?
Politics?
Civil war politics?
I went with my cousin and her husband. We wanted to see Irish history of NY, our people
It was Lewis as a phony surreal unrealistic nothing
When it was over and the lights came on we looked at each other and busted a laugh
“Truth hurts so people reject it.”
The Winners get to write the history. Of course the South got to write about the “Lost Cause” and that burnished Lee’s memory and slandered others, Grant in particular.