Abraham Lincoln is often invoked in calls for civility and reconciliation across the partisan divide. But Lincoln himself understood that such reconciliation was impossible in his own time until justice had been served and slavery abolished.

  • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    4
    arrow-down
    5
    ·
    10 days ago

    Abraham Lincoln is often invoked in calls for civility and reconciliation

    Really tho? That kinda gave me a chuckle.

    • givesomefucks@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      4
      ·
      10 days ago

      If you laughed, it’s because you’re not aware of Americ’s history…

      Is all you know about Lincoln from elementary school history classes?