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Subject: Re: Abraham Lincoln: Authoritarian Despot
Date: Thu, 15 May 2025 16:55:19 -0400
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On 5/15/2025 3:21 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
> The progs on CNN and MSNBC are having hysterical fits over the banners of
> Trump that are going up on some government buildings in DC. They're saying
> it's "an authoritarian vibe" and "Hitler-esque", and they're clutching their
> pearls so hard the damn things are turning to dust. A fainting couch had to be
> wheeled into the studio for Rachel Maddow.
> 
> https://ibb.co/mC3YvGyG
> 
> Yeah, like that deeply fascist Lincoln Administration on the banner next to
> Trump's that we as a nation barely survived.
> 
> GTFO

Maybe I don't understand, but it seems relevant that Lincoln's banner 
didn't go up while he was in office (and threatening his term-limits).