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05-29-2005 12:57 PM |
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Originally Posted by Ramos
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Illinois. This poor white trash went on to become the president of the United States. Once in office this white capitalist swine manipulated the freedom of the black man for his own political career. 'Til another piece of poor white trash shot him in the head. The End
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Lincoln has gotten a bad rap by some revisionists and people who don't understand the dynamics at play in those times. You couldn't oppose slavery and become President, and if you did, you could risk more than a chance at the Presidency.
Lincoln, like all ambitious men wanted to distinguish himself. But he was always opposed to slavery and did what he could given the limitations of 19th century American culture. He didn't tell Southerners to eradicate slavery, but he did support the idea of not expanding slavery into new states and to non-slave states (states that didn't have slaves). While it seems insignificant today, it was a huge move in those times. Only through such baby steps was he able to assume power and to formally abolish slavery some years later. Still, his views on slavery, the Union, and other issues of the day cost him his life.
He was born poor but he was never trash. Mostly self educated, reading anything he could get his hands on (books weren't widely available then... especially the kind of books he wanted to read). He was and still is an example of the American Dream where somebody born with nothing can become a force in society by their skill.
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