>> 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
>
> But this is a delusional nook. You can get the same slant on Lincoln in
> Vidal. But to make the antebellum south, with its peculiar
> institutions,
> its archaic class relations, the humidifying odor of paternalism &
> patriarchy,
> as something resembling a positive counterpoint to Lincoln,
> especially one like llibertarianism is beyond bizarre. Between
> the constraints of duty and honor - the hallmarks of traditional
> order and slavery, I don't see a lot of precious room for
> libertarian choice. People pushing such ideas a more a
> variant on symbolic racism.
>
well, is it really necessary to elevate the south in order to criticize lincoln? i don't see why.
j