United States

[normaljoe]

lincoln himself was a racist. and it is a STATES right to secede. there was no reason for the civil war to have sparked, other than the assumption that guns were being run into Fort Sumter . fragment? really? as opposed to the harsh tarriffs where at there peak were near 50% on southern goods? Lincolns original plan was to ship all the blacks to Liberia in north west africa. and so what if you are offended. that does not give you any special rights. saying you are offended is nothing more than a whine. so what? you just schilled out what was shoved down your mouth in grade school. congrats on doing your own research. Sources - lew rockwell, Howard Zinn peoles history of the US.

[Hache]

Being racist in that era is not out of the ordinary, certainly not something you can look down on him for, he can't be judged on today's standards and especially not considering how prevalent racism in America was for 100 years after him.

[normaljoe]

Wow happy to see i am still generating responses.

[paulhewson]

lincoln himself was a racist. and it is a STATES right to secede. there was no reason for the civil war to have sparked, other than the assumption that guns were being run into Fort Sumter . fragment? really? as opposed to the harsh tarriffs where at there peak were near 50% on southern goods? Lincolns original plan was to ship all the blacks to Liberia in north west africa. and so what if you are offended. that does not give you any special rights. saying you are offended is nothing more than a whine. so what? you just schilled out what was shoved down your mouth in grade school. congrats on doing your own research. Sources - lew rockwell, Howard Zinn peoles history of the US.

Are you looking for the KKK forum?

[pickwithaustin]

8. War only damages the economy.

Your profile states that you serve in the United States Navy.

[Underground]

And yet people are in lines to get into the USA... some even sneaking over the borders. Go figure.

I wouldn't live anywhere else.
Oh, and Abe Lincoln was a great man.

People from third and second world countries would be extremely grateful to get in any first world country which offers them better opportunities, rights and protections. The USA isn't the only country which offers these benefits, but that is why they line up to get there and hop over the southern US border.

You wouldn't live anywhere else, is that because you look down your nose at other countries and think America is exceptional and everywhere else is simply a tyrannical shithole, or is it simply because you're proud of where you're from? What is your point here?

[pickwithaustin]

America is exceptional

You have found the point in one guess. Very good! :P

[Underground]

You have found the point in one guess. Very good! :P

But America isn't really that exceptional. Not in any meaningful way, anyway. Minus being a media power, a superpower and a military power, what does America offer which every other first world nation such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, France, Germany, Norway, etc. doesn't?