Yes, I’m sure that they have - in their own minds. But here in the real world things are a bit different. The southron mythology had a good run but it’s wearing a little thin.
BTW: Who or what is this 4cj?
4cj was a former Georgia legislator who initially posted as 4ConservativeJustices, then later shortened his handle to 4cj. He was a thorough, knowledgeable researcher. Years ago he stopped posting. I have wondered whether he was very ill or had passed away. I'm sorry he is no longer posting here.
Here is a link to one of his posts that addressed Lincoln's racism: Link
Years ago I made a post pointing out that Lincoln used the n-word in one of his speeches and that one of the current-day Lincoln societies had changed the word to Negro in their version of his speech. In my opinion, that's worse than "judging men from the 19th century by 21st century standards of racism."