What had Nazis, Soviets, Fascists, and Communists said about Abraham Lincoln or how could they have used him in propoganda or their revisionist history books? I read people online referring to passing references to hm or the Nazis saying Lincoln was a a man keeping unity but things like that must be taken with a grain of salt. Anyone have opinions? This can extend to what those from the above movements might feel on the Confederacy, American Civil War, and the like.
Nazi and Soviet Thoughts on Lincoln
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To quote the wiki page of the absurd 1980's alt history miniseries "Amerika"
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerika_(TV_miniseries)
The flag of the occupation is the pale blue U.N. flag, with crossed American and Soviet flags superimposed on the sides. The American flag is shown without its stars, and this flag is displayed during the "Lincoln Week" ceremonies. The standard American flag is outlawed, although one scene shows a group of war veterans marching with the old American flag upside down, this being a distress signal. America's national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," also is outlawed, but this does not stop a group of citizens from singing it (haltingly at first) after the "Lincoln Week" parade.
Abraham Lincoln is included with Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin in propaganda. One of the signature scenes in the film is a twenty-minute, dialogue-free depiction of the celebration of "Lincoln Week" (a holiday replacing the Fourth of July), with both Lincoln and Lenin displayed on red banners that were most likely intended to be striking and startling to television audiences of the time.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerika_(TV_miniseries)
The flag of the occupation is the pale blue U.N. flag, with crossed American and Soviet flags superimposed on the sides. The American flag is shown without its stars, and this flag is displayed during the "Lincoln Week" ceremonies. The standard American flag is outlawed, although one scene shows a group of war veterans marching with the old American flag upside down, this being a distress signal. America's national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner," also is outlawed, but this does not stop a group of citizens from singing it (haltingly at first) after the "Lincoln Week" parade.
Abraham Lincoln is included with Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin in propaganda. One of the signature scenes in the film is a twenty-minute, dialogue-free depiction of the celebration of "Lincoln Week" (a holiday replacing the Fourth of July), with both Lincoln and Lenin displayed on red banners that were most likely intended to be striking and startling to television audiences of the time.