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[El Blanco]

Is said communist not socialist. Isn't there a difference?


Just kidding. I didn't mean to imply they were actually socialist governments, just that they had just as many traits of one system as another.

As for the Lincoln issue, it all depends on your sources. You can take those public comments at face value, or you can point to the political climate. But, you still got my point.