I can only look back and see what I see. I saw the DC machine born into something it was never meant to be. At the end of the day, all I care about is freedom for all, not what our countries are becoming (I’m Albertan by the way).
We are at an unprecedented time in history and it’s going to get ugly. Only now instead of slavery, they’ll tell us they’re fighting climate deniers, bigotry, or some other garbage. Whatever it takes to get favourable public optics.
And by blaming it all on Lincoln you ignore Wilson, both Roosevelts, LBJ, Nixon, and all the presidents in between. Your beef with Lincoln is he opposed the Southern rebellion. My contention is that by doing so he did what he should have done.