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In reply to the discussion: This message was self-deleted by its author [View all]RZM
(8,556 posts)He was pro-slavery and was a shitty president? That's all true but it's important to bear in mind that his enemies DID try to politically execute him with the impeachment fiasco, which blew up in their faces.
There were a lot of southerners who remained loyal that were more or less pro-slavery. Form what I understand, he lent his public support to emancipation anyway, whatever his private views.
I just find it odd that people are arguing the president should have been executed for having beliefs that were widespread in the country. I don't think that's how we've ever done business here. Besides, you're also saying that he should have been executed because his plans didn't work. That may be true, but you're talking from a 2012 perspective here. Back then, it would have been hard to argue that 'he has to go because his political program isn't working well.' We don't do things like that here. I'm quite proud that no president has ever been killed in a palace coup (and if somebody says Kennedy was a place coup, I'm going to throw something