• RedFortress
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    6 months ago

    Why is Lincoln shown? What does the author try to imply?

    • redgarza
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      6 months ago

      I’d guess the implication is that freedom shouldn’t be given to reactionaries and excusing it on the basis of “The American Way” is ahistorical considering than Lincoln didn’t give it to southern slavers either.

    • Idliketothinkimsmart
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      Lincoln was pretty racist ngl. The largest single execution of Natives was carried out under his government, though I dont think the inclusion was hinting at that.