On Saturday, April 4, 2020 at 7:25:03 AM UTC-7, wrote:
Oh one last thought, let me remind you, your great white northern savior Abraham Lincoln........
was a Republican!!! Hows that for irony lol.

My understanding is that back then the political platforms and leanings were the opposite of today. Here's a place to start researching this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_..._United_States

And an opinion piece:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlo...party-lincoln/

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