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> > Recently came to my attention that the likes of Townhall.com,
> > LewRockwell.com, WorldNetDaily.com, Rense.com, etc. have been
> > lionising diLorenzo's "The Real Lincoln", holding up the Confederacy
> > as libertarians opposed to big government, the true Jeffersonians,
> > etc.
> >
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I don't know this nook, but the idea isn't crazy in the abstract. Lincoln was, or became, a fan of a big, strong, national govt, and engaged in fairly serious repression, which the Confederacy did not even while at war. That doesn't mean Lincoln wasn't right! jks
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