tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27554065.post7548512782833556787..comments2024-03-27T17:52:09.889-04:00Comments on You Might Notice a Trend: Anniversary: Appomattox Surrender DayPaul Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13092023794397583036noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27554065.post-68505371943696338832016-04-10T14:23:16.348-04:002016-04-10T14:23:16.348-04:00A great exception to the normal rule that winners ...A great exception to the normal rule that winners write the history books.<br /><br />It is an ongoing shame that so much damage was generated by allowing the miserable Southern racists to write their own lying version of what happened. As usual, facing the truth from the beginning would have prevented so much future suffering. It would be well for us to remember this lesson, with Republicans furiously rewriting the history of our involvement in the Middle East, and of the collapse of our economy every day. The truth shall make you free.Green Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13477132834757467690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27554065.post-10460044717462833382015-04-09T15:49:55.809-04:002015-04-09T15:49:55.809-04:00I agree that it should be better promoted. How muc... I agree that it should be better promoted. How much good it would do, I remain skeptical about, seeing as so many conservatives believe that history began on January 20, 2009. <br /> I do think that historical revisionism is worth pushing back against, though sometimes even that is a lost cause. I don't think the person who referred to him as "Osama bin Lincoln" is reachable with facts or logic or history.<br /> I would celebrate the holiday, if it became one.<br /><br /> -Doug in Oaklanddinthebeasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12941071534250216503noreply@blogger.com