Favorite President ?

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by CaptainMattJ.

what most people dont know is that lincoln wasnt as big an abolitionist as propaganda has inferred. Lincoln basically banned slavery as Punishment to the south for breaking off in the first place. The south's entire economy was pretty much based on slaves. Lincoln didntlike slavery, sure , but he didnt go out and start the war bbecause of it. it came towards the end. He also imprisoned anyone speaking out against him, calling them "a threat to national security".

Aaaaand, here we go again. There are a thousand reasons that can be discussed concerning that period, but an uninformed flat statement like that one is just looking for a fight. This is a thread about your favorites, not why someone was less than some people think he was.

If you want to start a Civil War thread, start one. Don't turn this into one by launching an attack on a president someone mentioned. That has happened too many times here.