The Premise of the Enemy

(Note: This was originally written prior to the 2020 election. There are some basic principles which still apply.)

I've been looking over the highlights of the second presidential debate between President Trump and former Vice President Biden from the other night and I just can't stand the way these guys were falling over each other to compare themselves to Lincoln. And in doing so they both fell headlong into one of my pet peeves.

The reputation of Lincoln is all built on false premises.

Let's talk about well documented historical facts.

"I will say then that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white and black races, [applause]-that I am not nor ever have been in favor of making voters or jurors of negroes, nor of qualifying them to hold office, nor to intermarry with white people; and I will say in addition to this that there is a physical difference between the white and black races which I believe will forever forbid the two races living together on terms of social and political equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so live, while they do remain together there must be the position of superior and inferior, and I as much as any other man am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race."—Lincoln, 9/18/1858

This quote of Lincoln's is not the only damning words of his out there. Quotes like this are far more frequent than most of the People of the United States currently know or are willing to believe. 

The simple fact is that Lincoln was a racist. Lincoln did nothing for the sake of black people in and of themselves. He only "helped" them when it also suited his own political gain. He did not respect them. He used them for the sake of gaining or preserving his own power; after which he wanted them packed back into ships and sent off to someplace else other than here so his constituents could have the jobs. Yes, I can support this supposition in his own words.

The war was not over slavery. The war was about tax money from the Confederate States and every shot of it fired by a Union soldier in the South was a gross violation of the Constitution.

The United States was formed in freedom by independent and sovereign States which were all stand alone countries in their own right. They joined of their own free will and remained together in peace by their own free will under the Constitution right up to the point where Lincoln ordered his troops to kill them if they didn't remain. This is not a preservation of the United States, in peace, under the Constitution. It's plain and simple tyranny in a style that I'm sure would have been admired by Joseph Stalin. Lincoln's position is backed up by his receiving support for his reelection in correspondence from Karl Marx. The idea that States couldn't leave the Union was also agreed with by Hitler in his book "Mein Kampf."

The great lie is that Lincoln somehow was the savior of black people and that he preserved the Union. Because of this understanding of the history of Lincoln it is accepted that the Constitutional limits on the federal government can and should be violated with impunity. After all...Lincoln did it...and see how great he was? This premise, the unquestioning belief in Lincoln and the "greatness" of his unconstitutional actions, that his gross violation of constitutional law somehow preserved the Union in freedom, is what is dividing and destroying the country today.

So what does it really mean when Trump says he's done more for black people than anybody since Lincoln? The current state of our country is exactly what you get when you accept the premise of the enemy. The president of the United States has no constitutional duty or power to do anything about black people—or anybody else of any segmented voting block. To do so is outright corruption, by definition.

Donald Trump's regard for the Constitutional limits on the federal government are suspect at best. He only mentioned the Constitution once during the whole second debate. Biden didn't mention it at all. The moderator only mentioned it twice. I find that odd in a most disgusting way given that this is the job position they are applying for: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."

The only redeeming value of President Trump over Biden, from my perspective at least, is that President Trump does understand the economy and the Democrats are much worse for both the economy and the Constitution.

I do realize that for many people, on the right, this is a good enough reason to support President Trump. But know this, and make no mistake about it, when you vote for either of these guys you are not doing so in support of the actual meaning of the Constitution.

And if you keep buying into the premise of the enemy you are sooner or later going to lose no matter how many votes you get.


The Premise of the Enemy: Part One
The Premise of the Enemy: Part Two
The Premise of the Enemy: Part Three

The Premise of the Enemy: Part Four