They get a pass because they were slave holders. That seems to be the one common theme.
President Lincoln, who advocated voting rights for blacks, and worked hard for the passage of the 13th amendment is the villian.
It is hard to imagine that all the Lincoln vilifiers are not at least closet white supremacists.
Besmirching Lincoln's memory seems to be the best way for them to help tear down the United States, at least in the anonymous way possible on FR.
Walt
There is ample ground for people of sound understanding, good will and with good historical knowledge, to find Abraham Lincoln worthy ov vilification. These things are matters of opinion and are not ultimately resolvable one way or the other. You can't or won't recognize this. You persist in the delusion that people who don't see the world as you see it are "wrong" while you are "right". You then go on to assume that their "error" must be due to some moral flaw, which you inevitably point out. This results in your being one of the more obnoxious posters on this forum, and your stubborn persistance in you self-delusion makes it impossible for serious people to take you seriously. I don't intend to respond to your posts in the future, nor will I bother to read any more of yours. Flame away all you want, in the end, you are just wasting your time.