You are correct. The only other thing that Lincoln is criticized for is suspending habeas corpus during the US civil war. I don’t know what the person you’re commenting on is on about. They may be a confederate sympathizer.

[–] droplet6585@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

How do you read that from what I wrote?

My point was: he attempted or was associated with an attempt to do something less then the worst thing he could. And he was shot for it.

[–] jsomae@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Ah! I see now. When you said "it's telling that while you can’t think of something cartoonishly evil he did off of the top of your head," I thought you were saying I was ignorant for not being able to think of something cartoonishly evil. My bad, I'm just primed to read hostility on Lemmy I guess.

[–] droplet6585@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I understand.

I can't think of anything particularly bad he did, but someone will always have something to bring up. I wanted to sidestep that and just point out the reality of the office. There will never be a good American president- and it has little do to with the individuals involved.

Edit: Wait, you aren't who I was replying to.