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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe League Of The South Celebrates Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination
http://freakoutnation.com/2015/02/the-league-of-the-south-celebrates-abraham-lincolns-assassination/
Warren Throckmorton notes, just today announced that on April 14 it will host a celebration of the anniversary of the execution of the tyrant Abraham Lincoln.
League of the South President Michael Hill writes in a blog post titled Honoring John Wilkes Booth that the organization thanks Mr. Booth for his service to the South and to humanity:
The League of the South celebrates the life and history of John Wilkes Booth:
This 14th of April will mark the 150th anniversary of John Wilkes Booths execution of the tyrant Abraham Lincoln. The League will, in some form or fashion, celebrate this event. We remember Booths diary entry: Our country owed all her troubles to him, and God simply made me the instrument of his punishment. A century and a half after the fact, The League of the South thanks Mr. Booth for his service to the South and to humanity
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The League Of The South Celebrates Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination (Original Post)
ashling
Feb 2015
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,699 posts)1. How horrifying.
These people are traitors.
muntrv
(14,505 posts)2. 3 words for these jerks: William Tecumseh Sherman!
olddots
(10,237 posts)3. they should change their name
The Leaque Of The Desperately Seeking Attention has a nice ring to it or Turd Maggots United Against Sanity .
we have become a country of wack a doodles .
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)4. Incidentally, the League of the South are also huge supporters of
the Ukrainian "separatists"...Coincidence?
BeyondGeography
(39,379 posts)6. Booth lived long enough to read his actual press clippings
They weren't good and his little heart sank. It's a lovely story, really.
Martin Eden
(12,875 posts)7. Lincoln's Murder Hurt the South
Lincoln was much more conciliatory towards the South than most Northern politicians, and would have implemented policies designed to repair rather than punish. The assassination only served to remove a president who would have helped them, and to incite a desire for vengeance.
Southerners who celebrate John Wilkes Booth are ignorant and stupid.
He had all the "southern patriotism" of a tea party. He certainly didn't do the south any favors