As for Reagan, I wouldn’t be surprised if he was drugged/poisoned to become senile. Remember, this was the same administration that refused to bomb Iran when Reagan ordered a strike.
Interesting, but given the fluid-ic nature of politics, that Lincoln couldn't make a go of a forced expulsion of former slaves speaks volumes of the time. Americans would've seen it as anti-Christian to do so. I also recall reading about Marcus Garvey's efforts to get blacks to relocate to Liberia in the early part of the 20th century, and the elites weren't too keen on it when he took it upon himself to bypass their people and open direct lines of communication with leaders of the KKK.
As for Reagan, he's a bit more complex because I know Nancy Reagan came from an old blood American elite family. While I expect that the administrative and bureaucratic body of the government was compromised long before he became president. I think they likely encouraged him to run for office because his wife, being a member of the Bolling family, was one of them, and given his declining mental state, they knew they could manipulate him through her easily. It would also explain the friction between them and their kids.
Interesting insight on Reagan.
Though going back to Lincoln I’m not even sure he existed at this rate. One of these days take a deep dive on Civil War photos, you’ll be shocked to know 98% of them are fake/photo manipulated. Including Lincoln’s. Another strike on Lincoln is he rigged and stole the Presidential election twice.
Considering that almost every president has been related to each other, I cannot dismiss any suspicions anyone would have, or will come to have, about Abraham Lincoln or any prominent politician as anything is well within the realm of possibility, especially at this point. I'd assumed the matter regarding photography advances were somewhat common knowledge, but I guess with the advent of digital photography, current and future generations not educated on the developments, will be entirely unaware. I expect to take it for granted that I was a Polaroid instant camera kid growing up.
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