tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post8131032647346791957..comments2023-10-20T05:51:51.625-04:00Comments on The THINK 3 INSTITUTE: 'Caring equally for all:' pacifist democracy and revisionist historySamuel Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-77941808390105051592014-02-10T19:05:51.033-05:002014-02-10T19:05:51.033-05:00Lincoln himself saw the war as a defense of democr...Lincoln himself saw the war as a defense of democracy, i.e. government by, of and for the people. I wonder whether Christman considers the Gettysburg Address as no more than propaganda, or whether she believes government by, of and for the people could ever be worth killing for. Samuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820814198873126054.post-35228910617513495802014-02-10T18:25:13.488-05:002014-02-10T18:25:13.488-05:00I really get sick of the 'tards who believe th...I really get sick of the 'tards who believe the civil war was solely about ending slavery. That was really merely an excuse. What the civil war was about was the refusal of conservatives to abide by democratic rule when their guy doesn't win the election.<br /><br />Regardless of whatever excuse they want to use, it comes down to that plain fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com