tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32685968.post5567585701468751078..comments2024-03-25T10:47:42.656-07:00Comments on Can't Explain: Lincoln (2012)Jeff Pikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17148737647138431543noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32685968.post-52629233617188285642012-12-25T12:46:57.718-08:002012-12-25T12:46:57.718-08:00Great write-up. Something all the harder to do whe...Great write-up. Something all the harder to do when the subject is so fresh like this. The O comparisons, while obvious, unavoidable (as you say, O, likes to make them often), and tendentious to the extreme, are very curious. Lincoln was elected a northerner against slavery but did not expect or want civil war. Accordingly, in his first years abolition took a backseat to ending the war and saving the "union." But through the course of events he came to realize that to save the union necessitated ending slavery. Whether O learns on the job anything as important-- like, say, middle class prosperity (including a rock secure social safety net), is more crucial to America's future than keeping big business and deep pocket campaign funding sources happy-- remains to be seen. Also think Kushner probably deserves extra credit for reeling in some of the annoying tendencies of Speilberg's past historical epic blockbusters. Anyway, thanks. Skip D. Expense:https://www.blogger.com/profile/14151899427742882544noreply@blogger.com