Lincoln was not perfect but he was an American hero when compared to his enemies.
Canada sucks.
That dispute was settled long ago and at a terrbile cost. Most of this column is just so much blather.
In Canada they think democracy is NOT Mob Rule by Mobsters..
When it is.. No democracy has ever been democratic..
Democracy is indispensable to socialism. The goal of socialism is communism. -V.I. Lenin
The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism .-Karl Marx
“the only thing wrong with Lincoln’s famous speech is that: “It is difficult to imagine anything more untrue. The Union soldiers in the battle actually fought against self-determination; it was the Confederates who fought for the right of their people to govern themselves.”
That’s so stupid it’s actually kind of funny.
That happens on this board's Civil War threads.
Yeah well he swings a wicked axe.
The National Post just happened to print his piece. Still, we Canadians can learn that one has to tread very lightly in dealing with a sovereign country's politics. I always speak respectfully of the now President of the United States. I have disquiet after reading "Dreams From My Father" (Barack Obama). I do state that however.
My prayers for the Republic on November the 6th. Excuse the sermon.
Our hat speaks to us.
Lincoln was not perfect but he was an American hero when compared to his enemies.
I found nothing but sober accuracy in this article.
The imposition of the 14th Amendment usurped the original Constitution - that’s a simple legal fact that continues today in a million ways. And that usurpation was the DIRECT result of the Civil War.
The Civil War was not about slavery. It was to build the federal army up to a size where the 14th Amendment (or something like it) could be imposed on all the States by that army. And that’s exactly what happened.
Hopefully, a week from now, it will be absolutely clear that not all Illinois lawyers are created equal.
The Canada National Compost is a combination of the words Communist and post . Here global warmers call others “deniers”. They bought out The Canada Financial Post and destroyed a serious scientific study article by Patterson who argued that solar conditions cause global warming...Bunch of creeps should not be taken seriously.
M/center>Good article. No arguments from me. I’ve always despised Lincoln, and always failed to understand the attraction that’s been conjured up regarding his greatness.
But then, Virginia’s always been where my heart is, and my mother’s people were Caldwells and Calhouns. Did my Rat Year at VMI.
“... no American president has ever been as hated as Abraham Lincoln. His election led seven states to secede from the Union, after all, and four more withdrew after seeing his first few weeks¹ performance in office.”
Hahahahahahahahaha.... Ouch. The truth hurts so good.
“The Union soldiers in the battle actually fought
against self-determination; it was the Confederates who fought for the right of their people to govern themselves.”
As I’ve been saying for years.
“Americans will generally have none of this. The typical American will accept only a Manichean world in which Good battles Evil endlessly.”
And that, in a nutshell, sums up all the Southernphobes, Lincoln worshipers and other one-dimensional liberals who post here.
Open minded Freepers could learn a lot from reading the whole article.
Constitutional scholar, American citizen and resides in Connecticut. National Post merely posted his work.
We will have to give Mr Gutzman honourary Canadian citizenship, so that the remarks against Canadians might fit. (ducking head) I will say in a conciliatory way, that I would suspect Mr Spielberg in anything he produces. My spouse will likely have me see the film. I will no doubt writhe in my seat.
Canada gave political asylum to Confederates on the run, if that is any help. A bunch of the exiled Confederates raided St Albans, Vermont from Canada. Their rebel yells heard in the streets. They got back safely to live another day.
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