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Entry: A Reply to Thomas DiLorenzo Link: http://www.takimag.com/sniperstower/article/a_reply_to_thomas_dilorenzo#24865 Post contents: And for what? Well, according to the first paragraph of your article: "This dispute is no mere academic matter, since those who control the Lincoln legacy also manufacture the grist for any number of ideological mills." So the point is to "control the Lincoln legacy." Not to set the record straight; not to arrive at a better understanding of American history; but to control a potent symbol, presumably to make it easier to be "successful" like the neoconservatives in imposing policies. Between this and Marcus's declaration that conservatives shouldn't talk about Margaret Sanger's eugenicist views because it's not politically helpful to do so, the casual reader of this website might be forgiven for thinking that some of the writers are simply engaged in ideological reconstruction of history for political motives. True, that's partly how the neocons achieved their "success," so those who wish to emulate them could, I suppose, do worse. Sent at: 2008 08 30