Stoermer, a definite "follow" on Substack, has the honest truth about the Supreme Court's recent Louisiana vs Callais ruling. As I said in a comment:
THIS: including noting Lincoln as “problematic.” (Had he lived out his second term, Lincoln almost certainly would not have vetoed the Freedman’s Bureau renewal bill, and might have avoided a few of Andy Johnson’s fights with Congress, but otherwise, would have done much the same. His “rosewater” WAS the template for Johnson overall.)
In addition, had he lived out his second term, Lincoln would have shown himself to be no better on American Indian issues than any other post-Civil War president.
Finally? He might have wound up with his fingers dipping fairly deeply in the Credit Mobilier cookie jar.
Beyond my comment, Stoermer basically questions the arc of justice quote attributed to Martin Luther King but not original with him:
The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.
And, while in the truly long term, we may bend it back, will that happen? As Israeli Jews in general increase their racism toward Palestinian Arabs, outside the US as well as inside, we see the reality of human nature show itself all the time.
Now, per David Hume (himself a racist and a cultural bigot) "is" ≠ "ought." Nonetheless, following "is" on various forms of tribalism and xenophobia is always easy mentally.
As for Lincoln? Per my Memorial Day thoughts of a year ago, none of this is surprising to Civil War era historians who are honest about who Honest Abe was. (That said, that's a BIG caveat.)
Let's also remember the facts on who invented Memorial Day and why. With that, wish treason supporters a detailed happy Memorial Day.
