The answer is simple: Decentralized governments abroad are more difficult for an imperialist power like the U.S. government to control. It’s much easier to control a single despot with bribes and threats. Comparing the despot to the “sainted” Abe Lincoln also helps stave off opposition by the American sheeple. Sometimes the puppet/dictator makes the comparison himself, as the former dictator of Pakistan (Musharef) did a few years ago when he declared martial law there. “Lincoln did it,” he said, so everyone  should just shut up! One frequently hears the Newt Gingriches and other neocons tell their American audiences the exact same thing. It’s also … Continue reading Why Neocons Idolize Lincoln and Despise Decentralized Government