To the Editors:
Sirs,
I notice that another hagiography of Lincoln has been loosed upon an
ignorant and unsuspecting public. Indeed, Lincoln is a rank favorite
among a great many conservatives; they positively worship the man. This,
to anyone who knows the facts of history and not the current
politically correct nonsense put forth in its name, is inexplicable!
All that we have today is a direct consequence of the policies of Abraham Lincoln:
You don't like intrusive government? Then you cannot "like" Lincoln!
You
don't approve of your God-given (supposedly) constitutionally protected
liberties infringed? Then you cannot "approve" of Lincoln.
You reject warfare that targets civilian non-combatants? Then you must reject Lincoln.
You
condemn the current state of "race relations" in the nation? Then you
must condemn Lincoln for it was his administration that pitted black
against white as a strategy of war.
You bemoan the fact that the
Constitution is now a worthless relic of a long-gone past? Then you
must blame Lincoln for under Lincoln it was totally discarded so as to
provide for the triumph of the State over the Founding Principles of the
nation.
When it was claimed that Obama was the "new Lincoln,"
many applauded and some doubted but most of us who know Lincoln AND
Obama quaked in fear. We understood that what little remained of the
original nation would now be completely obliterated by the despotism
begun with Lincoln and which has only gotten worse over the last one
hundred and fifty years. Indeed, Obama governs much as Lincoln did, that
is by ignoring not only the States and the People but the rest of the
national (no longer federal) government. And though Lincoln would have
rejected such a "diverse" descendant because of his race (Lincoln was no
egalitarian!), he certainly would have applauded his despotic rule.
If
you truly love what you say that you love - the nation founded in 1776
and defined in 1789 - then you must reject Abraham Lincoln and his
legacy! If you do not, then you are no different from the liberals and
progressives. You, too, want "big government," the only difference being
what you want that government to do! On the other hand:
If you
believe - as did Ulysses Grant and Antonin Scalia - that force of arms
de-legitimized the constitutional right of succession, then you believe -
as did Lincoln and his military - that "might makes right."
And
if you believe - as does John Boulton - that covering some policy or
action, however morally egregious, with "The Flag" grants it moral and
legal validity, then you believe - as did Lincoln and his military -
that "the ends justify the means." Something is right or wrong not
because you are strong enough to prevail, but because you have Truth and the Right on your side.
As
of now, far too many conservatives worship a man whose understanding of
government was more akin to Marx than Jefferson and whose understanding
of power was more akin to Hitler than Washington. As long as this
situation prevails, your claim of legitimately representing the original
American Republic is a lie.
Lady Val
New York | | | | | |
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