I received this e-mail today, worth reviewing.
WallBuilders: Speilberg’s Lincoln and NBC’s Washington False Protrayals
(WallBuilders) … in “George Washington” we are told that “his true character is revealed for the first time”– a statement that immediately raises red flags. Probably no other American has been so thoroughly investigated or had so many books written about him, so there are no new revelations to be made. Yet suddenly, through the scriptwriters of NBC, we are being exposed to his “true character” – and it is “for the first time”? … The movie “Lincoln” also has serious historical problems. This is especially true in regard to the repeated profanity that laces the movie, including the use of the F-bomb and Lincoln’s non-reaction to it. In this, the movie is grossly inaccurate. Early in the Civil War as Lincoln visited troops, he was distressed to hear profanity, so an order was issued against it, declaring: Any non-commissioned officer or soldier who shall use any profane oath or execration shall incur the penalties expressed in the foregoing article.
Yes, I realize that “Wall Builders” (operated by David Barton – NOT my brother and no known relation of mine) has some problems and has its own agenda, that many see as opposed to liberty. But they do hit the nail on the head with this article (sent out as an e-mail). They just don’t hit it hard enough.
Regarding Washington, despite his many political flaws, his contemporaries are unanimous in admiring his many admirable character traits, and these so-called revelations are so much hogwash. He had enough enemies that if these things had been true, they would have been exposed at the time – by the Brits and Loyalists if no one else. Nor do they point out that Washington changed (as do we all): the young surveyor and soldier who became the stalwart wartime leader (a true Cincinnatus) was NOT the same man who served two terms in NYC and Philadelphia, and who sent troops to collect a liquor tax. While it is wrong to turn George Washington into a Demigod (as has been done since about 1845 or so), it is also wrong to tear him down just to make him as evil and hated as the mainstream media and the Tranzis try to make ALL the Founding Fathers.
With Lincoln, it is exactly the opposite: While Lincoln had a few good traits (his hatred of profanity being one of them), his evil traits far outweigh them – and Wall buildings does not point this out. Profanity or not, Lincoln takes front billing for the destruction of American liberty, not only on his own actions and those of his minions, but for the stage he set for later further departures from the right path. Wallbuilders mentions briefly that the interpretations of the two men are in favor of government control and the current Tranzi mindset (my words, not theirs) but they don’t point out what those are, or what Lincoln in particular REALLY thought and did.
About TPOL Nathan
Follower of Christ Jesus (a christian), Pahasapan (resident of the Black Hills), Westerner, Lover of Liberty, Free-Market Anarchist, Engineer, Army Officer, Husband, Father, Historian, Writer, Evangelist. Successor to Lady Susan (Mama Liberty) at TPOL.
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Washington and Lincoln: a fair portrayal?
I received this e-mail today, worth reviewing.
WallBuilders: Speilberg’s Lincoln and NBC’s Washington False Protrayals
(WallBuilders) … in “George Washington” we are told that “his true character is revealed for the first time”– a statement that immediately raises red flags. Probably no other American has been so thoroughly investigated or had so many books written about him, so there are no new revelations to be made. Yet suddenly, through the scriptwriters of NBC, we are being exposed to his “true character” – and it is “for the first time”? … The movie “Lincoln” also has serious historical problems. This is especially true in regard to the repeated profanity that laces the movie, including the use of the F-bomb and Lincoln’s non-reaction to it. In this, the movie is grossly inaccurate. Early in the Civil War as Lincoln visited troops, he was distressed to hear profanity, so an order was issued against it, declaring: Any non-commissioned officer or soldier who shall use any profane oath or execration shall incur the penalties expressed in the foregoing article.
Yes, I realize that “Wall Builders” (operated by David Barton – NOT my brother and no known relation of mine) has some problems and has its own agenda, that many see as opposed to liberty. But they do hit the nail on the head with this article (sent out as an e-mail). They just don’t hit it hard enough.
Regarding Washington, despite his many political flaws, his contemporaries are unanimous in admiring his many admirable character traits, and these so-called revelations are so much hogwash. He had enough enemies that if these things had been true, they would have been exposed at the time – by the Brits and Loyalists if no one else. Nor do they point out that Washington changed (as do we all): the young surveyor and soldier who became the stalwart wartime leader (a true Cincinnatus) was NOT the same man who served two terms in NYC and Philadelphia, and who sent troops to collect a liquor tax. While it is wrong to turn George Washington into a Demigod (as has been done since about 1845 or so), it is also wrong to tear him down just to make him as evil and hated as the mainstream media and the Tranzis try to make ALL the Founding Fathers.
With Lincoln, it is exactly the opposite: While Lincoln had a few good traits (his hatred of profanity being one of them), his evil traits far outweigh them – and Wall buildings does not point this out. Profanity or not, Lincoln takes front billing for the destruction of American liberty, not only on his own actions and those of his minions, but for the stage he set for later further departures from the right path. Wallbuilders mentions briefly that the interpretations of the two men are in favor of government control and the current Tranzi mindset (my words, not theirs) but they don’t point out what those are, or what Lincoln in particular REALLY thought and did.
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About TPOL Nathan
Follower of Christ Jesus (a christian), Pahasapan (resident of the Black Hills), Westerner, Lover of Liberty, Free-Market Anarchist, Engineer, Army Officer, Husband, Father, Historian, Writer, Evangelist. Successor to Lady Susan (Mama Liberty) at TPOL.