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MasklessMarvel 13 points ago +16 / -3

Lincoln was the most hated President in history- by both sides

he lied to win the election

he shut down newspapers that spoke against him and forbade assemblies

he signed a bill instituting a draft but had a clause that allowed rich people to buy their way out of it

the streets became overrun with violence and rioting

he allowed waves of immigrants even though the country opposed it

he literally and intentionally duped the South into starting the war that he wanted

he used the blacks as a political tool (by freeing the slaves in non Union states so they would fight for the North)

does any of this sound familiar?

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MonsieurBanjo 2 points ago +2 / -0

History looks back at Abraham Lincoln as one of the best presidents in American history. And there's a reason for it