The Lincoln Myth is a myth about the immaculate conception of the American state — “a new birth of freedom” as the propaganda has it. This myth is supposed to deify and sanctify not only Dishonest Abe, but all American presidents and, indeed, the American state in general. It is the reason why Boobus Americanus believes that America is the most moral nation on earth, and that whatever the U.S. military does — even bombing and killing thousands of innocent civilians — is by definition a moral act. (Murdering 350,000 fellow citizens in the 1860s was hailed in song as … Continue reading Keeper of the Flame Arrested for Shoplifting