Showing posts with label Abraham Lincoln. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Abraham Lincoln. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

We Are Living In A Troubled World But We Must Learn From The Past If Humanity Is To Progress


Martin Luther King jr. was harassed, hounded, imprisoned and later murdered on the orders of the FBI for daring to preach the message all men are created equal

We are living in a very troubled world, but we must learn from mistakes of the past to progress in the future. When you try to do good in life, there will inevitably be some, who would like to see you fail for whatever reason. Some, who for selfish reasons, such as money and stature, may even seek to destroy others for trying to move humanity forward, if it affects their bottom line. 


Abraham Lincoln killed by actor and spy John Wilkes Booth for promoting equal rights

When one looks at how some in world history treated men like Martin Luther King, Abraham Lincoln, Gandhi and Nelson Mandela to name a few, it becomes crystal clear there is evil in this world, as these men were put through terrible abuses for no reason other than hatred. Great men and women have been defamed, wrongfully incarcerated, beaten and or killed for peacefully standing up for what they believe. A difference in opinion should never result in death. 


Gandhi was assassinated for being too sympathetic to others

As time goes by, we sometimes see history repeat itself, via innocent men and women persecuted, some even maimed or murdered, for seeking to do the right thing in life. The things people do to others is astonishing. When compassion fails, humanity is at its worst, but when understanding flourishes, hope and mercy grows.


Nelson Mandela was imprisoned under terrible conditions for opposing racist apartheid

As a world we need to learn from mistakes of the past and not repeat them. However, as much as we try as a world to peacefully progress. moving forward, there is always someone with strife and hatred in their heart, determined to make the good and innocent suffer.

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

There Was A Reason Former President Abraham Lincoln Did Not Like To Turn His Back On Others

 

Abraham Lincoln (far right)

I know it's wrong to laugh at this, but I saw the photo posted above on another website. It was meant to humorously reflect on former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and sadly the great man's tragic end. The caption does have some truth to it.

Thursday, December 2, 2010

Obama Rep: We're Not Afraid Of A Guy With A Laptop


What would honest Abe say? (Pictured above is Barack Obama standing next to a bust of Abraham Lincoln)

Robert Gibbs, the spokesman of U.S. President Barack Obama, cockily stated today regarding Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, "We're not afraid of a guy with a laptop." Considering considerable evidence has been presented via Assange's leak of classified documents, clearly illustrating the Obama Administration is breaking domestic and international law, you should be.

Pretty it up any way you'd like, voters are not happy these crimes are being committed in their name. The American people never asked for this. They elected you and Congress to work to provide better homes, schools, jobs and education for the nation. All this vainglorious, self-serving, ego-stroking arrogance, contained in the leaked diplomatic cables are verbose, cruel and irrelevant to the task at hand, which is making America better and establishing productive world ties.

Robert Gibbs

You continually condemn Assange for holding up a mirror in front of you, missing the entire point. You are breaking laws you swore to uphold. You are engaging in never-ending wars that are killing off more civilians than terrorists. You are wasting taxpayer money gossiping at the State Department. You are invading the privacy of numerous people at the taxpayers expense. You are making it difficult for hardworking, honest, decent Americans to hold their heads up in the international community, with the caustic foolishness you are doing in the world on a government level. That is the issue at hand.

Furthermore, threatening to assassinate Assange over some documents is inhumane and un-American. The Pentagon cooking up a trumped up rape case against him was also dishonorable. It is not distracting people from what they have read in the cables. The government needs to stop taking the low road so often, because if they go any lower they shall graze hell.