Lincoln was part of an extended liberal experiment in raising babies in shacks with nothing but old books & an axe, & what we got was a powerful giant whose words could make angels weep - ThreadSky

chathamharrison.bsky.social • 69 days ago

Lincoln was part of an extended liberal experiment in raising babies in shacks with nothing but old books & an axe, & what we got was a powerful giant whose words could make angels weep

Reposted from Airship Chronos says TRANS RIGHTS

Nobody talks like this anymore.

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economymedicine.bsky.social•69 days ago

Legendary wrestler who could tell cornpone jokes and make angels weep. The man contained depths.

redblockpowered.bsky.social•69 days ago

when you whiff on this experiment it produces john fetterman

mkglimpse.bsky.social•68 days ago

… You’d have to whiff a lot, though, because Lincoln and Fetterman, other than having imposing physical presences, are really nothing alike

chathamharrison.bsky.social•68 days ago

Fetterman has always been a rich kid who apes working-class aesthetics & opinions rather than came by them organically. Generally it's been an earnest exercise, but nevertheless missing the frustration/anger that actual working-class lefty kids tend to show toward their backgrounds

elkmovie.bsky.social•69 days ago

Also, the only president since Lincoln who can get away with saying stuff like “if this war goes on forever it’s because we deserve to suffer as divine punishment” is Trump

strayarc.bsky.social•68 days ago

Just amazing stuff.

chathamharrison.bsky.social•68 days ago

*quietly, under my breath* there'll be no more counting the cars on the garden state parkway

strayarc.bsky.social•68 days ago

Over my head by four score and seven fathoms.

adinayoffie.bsky.social•69 days ago

Kind of important that not only was there nothing to do but read and chop wood but also that one of those books was the Bible.

chathamharrison.bsky.social•69 days ago

Lincoln alone justifies the King James Version

astrapaios.bsky.social•69 days ago

Man is justified by Abe alone - Saint Paul

bendeebendee.bsky.social•69 days ago

I’ve heard a story that he was once challenged to a duel and basically told the other guy to fuck off, a suggestion they took him up on when they realized that Abe’s reach was gonna make a sword fight a noticeably one-sided affair

hurricanexyz.bsky.social•68 days ago

Fuck off, it's for your own good I promise you

chathamharrison.bsky.social•68 days ago

Iirc Linc had a knack for peacemaking in such situations & they'd tend to part as friends

jfloyd314.bsky.social•68 days ago

Not just friends, but important allies. Lincoln later made the dude a brigadier general.

hurricanexyz.bsky.social•68 days ago

That... that does sound like him tbh

hurricanexyz.bsky.social•68 days ago

Reminds me of Steve Rogers saying, to the random SHIELD pilot who briefly entertains the notion of trying to stop him and Natasha and Clint from stealing a plane so they can go fight the battle of New York, "Son, just... don't."

hurricanexyz.bsky.social•68 days ago

"Look kid I absolutely do not want to beat you up right now, but, that is what will happen if you decide to force the issue, please do not force the issue, nobody wants that"

chathamharrison.bsky.social•68 days ago

Remarkable what you can accomplish by buying the next round & telling a good joke

chathamharrison.bsky.social•68 days ago

*while also, again, retaining the ability to pick you up bodily & stuff you in a barrel

theshrimpening.bsky.social•69 days ago

everybody was reading the kj bible & shakespeare all the time even in rural areas, there’s no internet, no tv, & story telling & oratory were big.

storm-of-fists.bsky.social•68 days ago

There should be a kind of practice log for people that just need to chop but dont need all the wood. Id do it for hours and listen to audiobooks, just like ole Abe did.