That's a considerable overstatement.
Every problem that we endure now with a powerful centralized government was spawned by Lincoln.
Not to mention the snow in Georgia, South Carolina, and the freezing in Florida. I'm sure Lincoln is somehow responsible for that, too.
>>Every problem that we endure now with a powerful centralized government was spawned by Lincoln.
>Not to mention the snow in Georgia, South Carolina, and the freezing in Florida. I’m sure Lincoln is somehow responsible for that, too.
You’re an idiot. The US went from being a Union of Sovereign States to being an Empire of States subject to the federal government due to Lincoln. More than a few Northern States were upset about it, but the Feds had a huge army so no one could oppose them. We effectively changed the form of government and then retroactively passed constitutional amendments to make it legal.
It’s not surprising from a historical perspective. Historically Unions have a very short lifespan before a dominate member takes full control of the Union or the Union transforms into an empire. We’re seeing a similar process take place in Europe with Germany calling the shots for the other members. Once Germany has an EU army they’ll start using it to punish EU members who don’t want to obey.