By David Hegg

Imagine if Abraham Lincoln were alive today and presented his Gettysburg Address. Imagine the response to his opening line. “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.”

Of course, most of the reporters would immediately fact-check to find his dates are all wrong, this being 2025, and they would lead with that. Some activists would cringe at the offensive nature of saying the USA was a new nation, given there were American Indian nations already living throughout the land. Pro-choice advocates would rail against his insertion of “conceived” as though creating a life was worth caring about. And his assertion that humanity was “created” – clearly a religious, anti-scientific notion – would headline several articles declaring Mr. Lincoln too radical in his religious beliefs. But the most significant outcry would be against his insensitive, insulting, and discriminatory use of “men” as if women were not equal to men. How dare he!

Across the nation, those who are ever vigilant to........

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