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Originally Posted by Oberon
So Lincoln was a tyrant?  |
Absolutely. Lincoln was a divisive figure to begin with but instead of trying to work with the states, respecting their rights, their culture and understanding slavery was on it's way out , he launched a war without justification.Then the manner in which he prosecuted said war, such as allowing Sherman to pursue scorched earth policy, is just reprehensible .
Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, imprisoned his many of critics indefinitely until the end of the war. Sure, there is a suspension clause but to jail someone for criticizing your war against fellow American's simply standing up to a tyrannical government? Not what it was meant for.This is tyrannical behavior, any man who would do such a thing is just that, a TYRANT.