view Lincoln as one of the worst people in US history, at least. Yes he freed the slaves but only in the South at first (leaving slaves held in states that stayed loyal to the union in bondage for several more years) and only after he started loosing support for the war and needed a “humanitarian” reason to keep waging the war.
Lincoln suspended Habeas Corpus (The authority of judges to free prisoners held without legal reason is based on a right that existed in America long before either the Constitution or the Bill of Rights were written), imprisoning many people who spoke out against him but were loyal to the union.
Lincoln is responsible for the first military draft in US history, which caused riots in most major cities including New York were armed troops killed civilians in order to put down the riots.
Lincoln imprisoned multiple Maryland legislatures, Baltimore’s Mayor and Police Chief with trails or warrants in order to keep Maryland from succeeding.
Is Abe Lincoln being a hero for freeing the slaves in America or loathsome for the way he conducted the war and his actions as president.
2007-07-08 11:04:42 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I dont consider freeing the slaves his only contribution. He is a hero for keeping the USA together
You are obviously forever unworthy of praise. Im sure you told a lie or did some other wrongful act at some time in your life... so screw you for all the good you will ever do in life.
Any president should side with the majority... irregardless what their personal beliefs are. Presidents are supposed to represent the people as accurately as possible... not have their own agenda.
Of course slaves are inferior! Im not saying that any race or gender is inferior. Im not saying that any basis for justifying slavery is right. But anyone who has been in bondage their entire life knows nothing else. They are inferior not because of inherent genetic qualities... but because of upbringing. They are capable of learning, of course... but in the mean time they are just drones. Right?
And if you kidnap a people from one land... why wouldnt you pay for their trip back when you free them?
2007-07-08 11:07:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
Lincoln was President in probably the most difficult time in US history. The Union had split and our country was literally divided. He was smart enough to realize that a divided United States and the precedent set by allowing states to secede whenever they wished would inevitably destroy this nation and everything this nation was founded for. Of course, Lincoln did do some things which probably were immoral, but desperate times call for desperate measures. The greater good, the protection of the Union, was served through Lincoln's actions. Without Lincoln, the United States would not exist today.
FYI: Slavery is NOT why we fought the Civil War. The Civil War is about a state's right to leave the Union whenever it pleases. If Lincoln had not fought the Civil War, any state could leave the Union at any time. This would create a very unstable and unpredictable nation that would inevitably fall.
2007-07-08 11:20:59 · answer #2 · answered by msi_cord 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hero. Wars are always tough, and if they required him to suspend habeas corpus and start a draft, it was worth it. Also, in southern states other than Maryland the war killed the people who wanted to succeed, so imprisoning a few Maryland officials isn't bad by comparison. Killing rioters isn't that bad. They shouldn't be rioting. And he waited until after the war to stop slavery in the north because if he had done it sooner, those states might have seceded. Plus he didn't have the legal authority to free the slaves in the north.
2007-07-08 12:48:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hero, did something that opposite of society viewpoints on race. Linclon did a great thing for his time because back in 19th black people are thought of as Aminals not humn beings. Lincoln did not care about the slaves what so ever, but if to keep the Union all ends justify the means, and Salvery was unsustainble with industralization, and society finally saw the subhuman treatment of people just to make rich landonwers easy profits on cotton. Slavery is morally wrong, and it more to keep the union together than Slavery.
2007-07-08 11:15:03 · answer #4 · answered by ram456456 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, he went to pretty great lengths to keep the Union together, but that is hardly a historical oddity. I've heard this argument against him before, and it holds little water if you look at events outside of the US in the last 300 years. Our Civil War killed more than 600,000 people, but was still far more 'civil' than most. Look at the atrocities committed in other Civil Wars (Spanish, Russian, any number of South American nations) and ours pales in comparison. Lincoln was a great man and a great President who saw us through what might have been the most tumultuous times in the history of our nation.
2007-07-08 11:11:15 · answer #5 · answered by Dekardkain 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Someone asked a question like this earlier....here was my reply to their question.
People may say that Lincoln was one of the greatest presidents in history because he issued Emancipation Proclamation. But Lincoln wasn't a true abolitionist. Lincoln was strictly neutral and sided with the majority. Lincoln freed the slaves not because he opposed to slavery, but he was criticized by the republican party for not abolishing slavery sooner. There is documented evidence the has Lincoln stating that he believed slaves were inferior.
2007-07-08 11:08:10 · answer #6 · answered by Liberal City 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hero, he stood up for slaves when barely anybody else wanted to. We had liberals back then too and they were advocating keeping slavery to prevent a war. Silly democrats. Unwilling to fight for good principles and today they dont even have any.
They need to bring back the traditions of rounding up these peace democrats that advocate our defeat during wartime which is against the constitution and hurts the country.
2007-07-08 11:43:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Slavery was an atrocity - but so was the war. Only 5% of Southerners owned slaves. Others here say that killing 600,000 people was no 'big thing'. Think again. What is the U.S. today, anyway? Perpetrators of mass murder and illegal wars. Yeah, 'support the troops' - don't kill them!
2016-02-21 06:50:11 · answer #8 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What in the world is wrong with you? Ask some of our African Americans if they think he did a bad deed for them? Even Abe Lincoln isn't able to escape criticism from those intent on destroying all our nations leaders by trying to dig up all the dirt they can on them!
2007-07-08 11:09:18 · answer #9 · answered by Brianne 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Very good post
And he was a Hero
Seriously doubt that the true libs will see the irony of this post, and to imagine Abe suspended Habeas Corpus without the approval of Congress
2007-07-08 11:09:07 · answer #10 · answered by Dina W 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋