review of The Revolution by Michael Scheuer

[FunkBuddha]

Damn. This sent shivers up my spine. Even with all the Lincoln-love.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig6/scheuer9.html

[Deborah K]

Thank you for this. I would love to hear Michael Scheuer speak at the march.

And slightly off topic, years ago I bought and read a book called, "The Living Lincoln" it is a collection of several hundred letters written by Lincoln himself. The man's own words. Oh! And here is most of the book: http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=giFFboz2deAC&dq=the+living+lincoln&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=2gBmFsSu9c&sig=cs71cWEszWItTz6azXzUBUWBLWU#PPA110,M1

I'll take that any day over Dilorenzo's work. Here is a review of his work by someone I agree with: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_19_54/ai_92049028


I'm not saying Lincoln was a saint. I know he subverted the Constitution among other bad decisions. But I think this new wave of frenzied hatred for him is way over the top.

[mizrae]

I only wish I could speak and write as eloquently as this author. Everyone should read and pass on that very powerful blog post!

[HenryKnoxFineBooks]

there was a great video of him speaking at the Nimitz day events on Google i believe. I bought his book after watching it. It's very informative, and well written. Also non-partisan, he blasts all sides :)

[FreeTraveler]

It's not a "new wave." Lincoln earned the hatred, and some people have been aware of his crimes for decades. He was every bit as good a guy, as, say, FDR, or Woodrow Wilson, or Joseph Stalin.

How does murdering 600,000 Americans make him a good guy?


Thank you for this. I would love to hear Michael Scheuer speak at the march.

And slightly off topic, years ago I bought and read a book called, "The Living Lincoln" it is a collection of several hundred letters written by Lincoln himself. The man's own words. Oh! And here is most of the book: http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=giFFboz2deAC&dq=the+living+lincoln&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=2gBmFsSu9c&sig=cs71cWEszWItTz6azXzUBUWBLWU#PPA110,M1

I'll take that any day over Dilorenzo's work. Here is a review of his work by someone I agree with: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_19_54/ai_92049028


I'm not saying Lincoln was a saint. I know he subverted the Constitution among other bad decisions. But I think this new wave of frenzied hatred for him is way over the top.

[torchbearer]

Thank you for this. I would love to hear Michael Scheuer speak at the march.

And slightly off topic, years ago I bought and read a book called, "The Living Lincoln" it is a collection of several hundred letters written by Lincoln himself. The man's own words. Oh! And here is most of the book: http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=giFFboz2deAC&dq=the+living+lincoln&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=2gBmFsSu9c&sig=cs71cWEszWItTz6azXzUBUWBLWU#PPA110,M1

I'll take that any day over Dilorenzo's work. Here is a review of his work by someone I agree with: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_19_54/ai_92049028


I'm not saying Lincoln was a saint. I know he subverted the Constitution among other bad decisions. But I think this new wave of frenzied hatred for him is way over the top.


Do you understand that 1865 was the last year of states rights, federalism, state citizenship usurped a lil later by 14th amendment.
The decision of lincoln, to act as a military dictator, has far reaching consequences to the non-republic we live in today.
Abe crossed the Rubicon. And for that, the hatred for him isn't enough.
I hope you understand the meaning of that last statement.
He crossed the Rubicon. He destroyed the Republic. In its place, the American Empire was born.
Thus, the bullshit we live in today.

I'm sure if you read Hitlers letters, they'd show a pleasant man.