Lincoln and the Civil War, 1 in a series

Was the Civil War justified? Was Lincoln a good guy, or bad guy?

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• Mrcropper
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• slavery
• abraham
• lincoln
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• Dilorenzo
• 1800's
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• ayn
• rand

[MrCropper]

There are another 15 videos in this series, so it isn't all on the table yet.

[jwoodswce]

Regarding Ls being anti-Lincoln, I think it is because at least some Ls are pro-Confederacy; not regarding slavery, but succession, anti-tariff, state's rights, etc.

For example, in his Meet the Press interview during the primary, Ron Paul struck me as an unreconstructed confederate in his statements about Lincoln, 14th Amendment, and civil rights legislation.

On Wiki, I see that Thomas DiLorenzo is a scholar with the League of the South Institute, and has spoken in favor of CSA succession.

[GaGirlie777]

Well stated! Thank you for setting the record straight.

[xSophiaSeax]

lmao did anyone else pt me notice thoses cats in the background lol he didnt even know!

[12FlyMe]

pro nonsense idiot.

The South said why they hated lincoln idiot -- and they didnt mention you lunatic banker shit.

They mentioned slavery dumb fuck -- the South said slavery was from God. Lincoln said anyone who saw the blacks as merchandise should be "kicked to death"

Read what the fucking south said at the time dumb fuck. Not this shit you lunatics dreamed up later.

[NavyBeer]

So what if Lincoln's EP only freed slaves in the areas of rebellion?

Here is a clue - that was all he could legally do. Slavery was legal in ALL states that granted it. It would take a constitutional amendment to change that.

So Lincoln didnt just wave a wand and end slavery - nor could he.

But he could - -and did -- push for a Constitutional AMendement to end slavery . He would personally get 13th passed in the House where it was stuck.

[FilmCriticOne]

Both Lincoln and Lee -- and virtuallly everyone in the Civil War -- thought GOD was involved.

Certainlly LIncoln imagined the hand of God in the ongoing bloody war. Lee thought God would give the South the Victory - because GOD approved of slavery.

Southern Leaders insisted God ordained slavery, and that the "great moral truth" waas that whites should enslave the Negro race -- because God was punishing blacks. Blacks punishment was to be enslaved to whites.

[randyguitarman13]

George Washington promoted what?

[procommenter]

(Part 2) Lincoln's War, as are all wars, was about the consolidation of power. Power was spread too thinly in antebellum America, so deduced the great banking houses of the City of New York. Rail-splitting Abe's "Proclamation" only concerned itself with slaves within the states that were in rebellion against the Union, in effect: not a single slave was freed.

[procommenter]

(Part 1) Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation helped to precipitate New York's draft riots (July 11-16, 1863) whereat 100's of innocent blacks were killed (even a black orphanage was torched). There was no love for Negroes north of the Mason-Dixon Line. Indeed, the incidents of lynchings, per capita, were often higher in the Union. The European powers saw Lincoln's pronouncement as a plea for plantation Negroes to slaughter their absent masters' wives & children.

[NawwLeans]

Nazism and Souther Scum ism. Similiarities? Separated at Birth?

Both thought God wanted them to enslave others.

Both lost every war they ever fought.

Both thought they were the superior race.

Both punished protest by capital punishment.

Both had death penalties for any written material against their rule.

Both got their ass kicked.

Both were full of shit.

[Joseph565112]

This is ludacris. I am a Southerner, most of my family has been since before the "civil war" I understand it about as well as anyone could. My forefathers never owned a slave. Nor did any of their neighbors that also sent sons to defend their property ie homes and farmland plus wives and girlfriends from Sherman's looter/rapists aka "bummers" They "plundered" indiscriminately blacks and whites. Both freed men and slaves.

[Joseph565112]

Hmm, the States did issue an ordinance of secession, declaraing their actions and detailing for the Federal Government that they were exiting. However, I see vritually no mention of slaves/slavery or taxes or anything in particular in any of them. You wouldn't be lying to me now would you Mark? My family detested slavery sir. It cost them a substantial amount of money like almost all white and freed black Southerners. The select few that had them wouldn't hire us nor could we compete for output.