If you check you'll see I was responding to Idabilly's post from some Pennsylvania congressman. So no, I didn't 'start it'. However you did drag Lincoln into the comment, so I'll be glad to compare his racial views to those of Davis. If you care to quote the man and his views on blacks.
Your point is subverted. Nobody had "progressive" attitudes about racial differences. They didn't even understand what race really was.
By today's standards they certainly did not. Nobody did, not Lincoln and certainly not men like Davis and Lee. Yet you all try to bring Lincoln in as if he was the only racist on the continent in the mid-1800's. Like your constant resorting to Nazi analogies it's a rather pathetic tactic, but in keeping with Lost Cause Brigade traditions.
Not even your boy Lincoln. That's the point. So put away your pointing finger, hypocrite.
In this area, hypocrisy lies with the Southron contingent. In most other areas as well come to think of it.
By today's standards they certainly did not. Nobody did, not Lincoln and certainly not men like Davis and Lee. Yet you all try to bring Lincoln in as if he was the only racist on the continent in the mid-1800's.
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And yet you just quoted me -- "everybody", "nobody". Do you have trouble with pronouns?
Nobody is singling out Lincoln -- we're just trying to call you away from your constant groveling before his marble herm and your unseemly gloating at his dark victory over the Framers and the founding principles of the Republic.