THE REAL LINCOLN: Started a catastrophic war in order to prevent peaceful voluntary secession, murdering over 500,000 Americans in the process Did not care about slaves and tried to deport all blacks to Liberia. Was in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act, which required escaped slaves to be returned to their owners. Destroyed the10th Amendment, suspended habeas corpus, implemented a union blockade, imprisoned 15,000 political opponents without a trial, shut down newspapers who disagreed with him, restricted firearm ownership, rigged elections, started the war draft and murdered its protesters, divided Virginia for electoral advantage, ordered destruction, plundering, rape, and murder of Southern civilian towns. Nationalized railroads, was an anti-capitalist, proponent of National Banking Act, greenbacks and deficits. Implemented genocidal policy toward Sioux, implemented income tax in order to fund Civil War. Made medicine contraband during the war. Attempted assassination of Jefferson Davis. That is the real, Abraham Lincoln.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 08:34:18 +0000
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