Definitely not. Sad that we can recognize that 99% of what we learn in history books is bullshit crafted by the ruling class and Marxist professors, but when it comes to Lincoln we gobble up the bullshit and then ask for more.
Is that any different from the US Founding Fathers who everyone acts like were the most perfect men who ever walked the face of the earth? History is written by the victors, but to an extent certain types of propaganda that foster national pride aren't necessarily terrible things. For many people the history of their nation is an important aspect of loving their nation. To hear that national heroes were very imperfect men would harm their ideal image of the nation.
Abe wasn't the hero we all grew up thinking he was.
Definitely not. Sad that we can recognize that 99% of what we learn in history books is bullshit crafted by the ruling class and Marxist professors, but when it comes to Lincoln we gobble up the bullshit and then ask for more.
Is that any different from the US Founding Fathers who everyone acts like were the most perfect men who ever walked the face of the earth? History is written by the victors, but to an extent certain types of propaganda that foster national pride aren't necessarily terrible things. For many people the history of their nation is an important aspect of loving their nation. To hear that national heroes were very imperfect men would harm their ideal image of the nation.