It’s always interesting when Mark gets into a conversation about history!
But as with all bad approaches to ideas there is some truth to their dislike of Lincoln. His adm and that of the radical Republicans in general greatly expanded the power of government and it hasn’t looked back since.
— Mark Pellegrino (@MarkRPellegrino) November 28, 2021
Well the republicans were essentially Whigs + abolitionists. The whigs had a great deal in common with modern social Democrats. They believed that gov could be used to shape the economy and build infrastructure. Reconstruction exploited that.
— Mark Pellegrino (@MarkRPellegrino) November 28, 2021
2) right side of history and some great peeps on the wrong side. Alas, everyone tries to make history easy to the point of stereotyping everything.
— Mark Pellegrino (@MarkRPellegrino) November 28, 2021