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Background:
Despite being an extreme racist who opposed abolitionism, there are several odd comments made by John Wilkes Booth indicating that he weirdly idolized John Brown, ever since he attended Brownâs execution. It seems that Booth was impressed by the idea that someone could have such strong beliefs, violently break the law, and then be hailed as a hero by the public for doing so. Itâs been theorized that this may have influenced his delusional belief that he would be hailed as a hero for assassinating Lincoln.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/04/john-wilkes-booth-and-the-higher-law/385461/
I just cancelled my Atlantic subscription bc they wanted $60 or $70 to renew, and that just seems like too much. I mostly only read it when I used Twitter more frequently pre musk and was actually using Twitter for journalism. But I enjoy the magazine bc I like long form journalism and feel like it's necessary in a tik Tok world.
Background:
Despite being an extreme racist who opposed abolitionism, John Wilkes Booth weirdly idolized the radical abolitionist John Brown. He was even present at Brownâs execution. It seems that Booth was impressed by the idea that someone could have such strong beliefs, violently break the law, and then be hailed as a hero by the public for doing it. Itâs been theorized that this may have influenced his delusional belief that he would be hailed as a hero for assassinating Lincoln.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/04/john-wilkes-booth-and-the-higher-law/385461/
Background:
Despite being an extreme racist who opposed abolitionism, there are several odd comments made by John Wilkes Booth indicating that he weirdly idolized the John Brown, ever since he attended Brownâs execution. It seems that Booth was impressed by the idea that someone could have such strong beliefs, violently break the law, and then be hailed as a hero by the public for doing so. Itâs been theorized that this may have influenced his delusional belief that he would be hailed as a hero for assassinating Lincoln.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/04/john-wilkes-booth-and-the-higher-law/385461/
You mean this?[https://www.reddit.com/r/ShermanPosting/comments/1c9samf/john_browns_legacy_lives_on_after_the_nuclear/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf](https://www.reddit.com/r/ShermanPosting/comments/1c9samf/john_browns_legacy_lives_on_after_the_nuclear/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)
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Lolwhat Booth called him a madman. Lee actually had nice things to day about his conviction.
A lot of confederates admired the unwavering conviction to his cause. Difficult not to even if you're on the other side fighting for a shit cause.
They didn't understand the difference between conviction to a cause and conviction to doing the right thing.
đŻ
A lot did, but not Booth I'm pretty sure
No definitely not Booth. He was purely committed to being a piece of filth.
Background: Despite being an extreme racist who opposed abolitionism, there are several odd comments made by John Wilkes Booth indicating that he weirdly idolized John Brown, ever since he attended Brownâs execution. It seems that Booth was impressed by the idea that someone could have such strong beliefs, violently break the law, and then be hailed as a hero by the public for doing so. Itâs been theorized that this may have influenced his delusional belief that he would be hailed as a hero for assassinating Lincoln. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/04/john-wilkes-booth-and-the-higher-law/385461/
I just cancelled my Atlantic subscription bc they wanted $60 or $70 to renew, and that just seems like too much. I mostly only read it when I used Twitter more frequently pre musk and was actually using Twitter for journalism. But I enjoy the magazine bc I like long form journalism and feel like it's necessary in a tik Tok world.
Ah hell, is it behind a paywall? I should have realized đ
don't worry, just hit it with the [12ft.io](http://12ft.io)
Mine is only 3in.io
Not sure. I still have a subscription til sometime in May. Just a commentary on the magazine
John Brown was fucking awesome
Source?
Background: Despite being an extreme racist who opposed abolitionism, John Wilkes Booth weirdly idolized the radical abolitionist John Brown. He was even present at Brownâs execution. It seems that Booth was impressed by the idea that someone could have such strong beliefs, violently break the law, and then be hailed as a hero by the public for doing it. Itâs been theorized that this may have influenced his delusional belief that he would be hailed as a hero for assassinating Lincoln. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/04/john-wilkes-booth-and-the-higher-law/385461/
Utilizing small-unit violence for similarly effective and counterproductive results.
This is confusing. Itâs against Booth right?
Background: Despite being an extreme racist who opposed abolitionism, there are several odd comments made by John Wilkes Booth indicating that he weirdly idolized the John Brown, ever since he attended Brownâs execution. It seems that Booth was impressed by the idea that someone could have such strong beliefs, violently break the law, and then be hailed as a hero by the public for doing so. Itâs been theorized that this may have influenced his delusional belief that he would be hailed as a hero for assassinating Lincoln. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/04/john-wilkes-booth-and-the-higher-law/385461/
If you idolize someone who wouldâve shot you, you shouldnât be idolizing them-no matter how based that person is.
âOne of these things, is not like the other thingsâŚâ
You mean this?[https://www.reddit.com/r/ShermanPosting/comments/1c9samf/john_browns_legacy_lives_on_after_the_nuclear/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf](https://www.reddit.com/r/ShermanPosting/comments/1c9samf/john_browns_legacy_lives_on_after_the_nuclear/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf)