Blog: Obama Omits 'God' from the Gettysburg Address:
Part of the regular routine of re-writing history to fit the present moment.
As to the address itself and Mr Lincoln, I now admit to having a far less admiring attitude. This past year it was pointed out that while he was piously praising government "of the people, by the people and for the people" and the dedicatory proposition that "all men are created equal", he was doing something quite at variance with his words.
The people of the Southern states had chosen, by their democratic process and institutions, to withdraw from the Union. Lincoln forced them back into it in a river of blood and slaughter and maiming.
As for equality, it is clear that while he abhorred slavery, he considered Blacks inferior and his plan after the war was to deport as many of them as possible to Africa or South America.
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Lincoln guaranteed that, short of emigration, people who are dissatisfied with the direction of the country will have no effective way of remedying it. Mark Levin's "Freedom Amendments" could do the trick, but what is the likelihood of even one of those amendments being enacted?
On the other hand, at least based on evidence, Lincoln was going to be extraordinarily merciful towards the Confederates. If Lincoln had indeed charged every single Confederate with treason, the South would be little more than a bunch of ruined towns and cities in a forest of gallows. Whether he was lenient out of genuine mercy or because he found the forest of gallows too impractical is another matter.
-Sean
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