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RE: Extra Credit Questions - Anita - 02-26-2021 02:34 PM

Mexico?


RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 02-26-2021 03:16 PM

Thoughtful guess, Anita, but it's not Mexico.


RE: Extra Credit Questions - Rogerm - 02-26-2021 03:29 PM

Was it Haiti?


RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 02-26-2021 03:46 PM

That is another thoughtful guess, Roger, but it is not Haiti.


RE: Extra Credit Questions - Anita - 02-26-2021 04:20 PM

A country in Asia or Europe?


RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 02-26-2021 04:32 PM

Nope....you and Roger were closer with your initial guesses.


RE: Extra Credit Questions - David Lockmiller - 02-26-2021 05:45 PM

Canada?


RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 02-26-2021 05:54 PM

That is another logical guess, David, but it's not Canada.


RE: Extra Credit Questions - Eva Elisabeth - 02-26-2021 06:53 PM

Since you didn't forbid looking up in (non-virtual) books - my copy of "The Global Lincoln" (one of my top favorites) says that Cuba was the first in 1937.
PS: I just checked the sources, and the note there reads "Lincoln had already appeared on a Philippines issue in 1906, when the country was under US-administration"


RE: Extra Credit Questions - David Lockmiller - 02-26-2021 09:25 PM

(02-26-2021 06:53 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  Since you didn't forbid looking up in (non-virtual) books - my copy of "The Global Lincoln" (one of my top favorites) says that Cuba was the first in 1937.
I just checked the sources, and the note there reads "Lincoln had already appeared on a Philippines issue in 1906, when the country was under US-administration"

I just logged onto the Lincoln Discussion Symposium to guess "Cuba."


RE: Extra Credit Questions - RJNorton - 02-27-2021 05:55 AM

Kudos to Eva and David. According to the latest issue of the Lincoln Herald it was indeed Cuba in 1937. The information is from an article by William D. Pedersen entitled "Abraham Lincoln's International Legacy in 16 Postage Stamps." Apparently Cuban dictator, Fulgencia Batista, either wanted to gain favor with the United States or simply connected to Lincoln because he also had a humble background. Batista was known to keep a bust of Lincoln on his desk.


RE: Extra Credit Questions - David Lockmiller - 02-27-2021 07:31 AM

(02-27-2021 05:55 AM)RJNorton Wrote:  Kudos to Eva and David. According to the latest issue of the Lincoln Herald it was indeed Cuba in 1937. The information is from an article by William D. Pedersen entitled "Abraham Lincoln's International Legacy in 16 Postage Stamps." Apparently Cuban dictator, Fulgencia Batista, either wanted to gain favor with the United States or simply connected to Lincoln because he also had a humble background. Batista was known to keep a bust of Lincoln on his desk.

How is it possible that a Cuban dictator could keep a bust of President Lincoln on his desk? What do people like that see when they look into the mirror?


RE: Extra Credit Questions - Eva Elisabeth - 02-27-2021 07:40 AM

Karl Marx admired Lincoln, too, as did many socialists. One original idea of those systems despite all dictatorism (in the end, without naming anyone, some western politicians turned out dictators, too) is equality and that all people from working class to academics are treated the same. (In practice, they never were, but that was the theory/ideology).


RE: Extra Credit Questions - David Lockmiller - 02-27-2021 08:15 AM

(02-27-2021 07:40 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  Karl Marx admired Lincoln, too, as did many socialists. One original idea of those systems despite all dictatorism (in the end, without naming anyone, some western politicians turned out dictators, too) is equality and that all people from working class to academics are treated the same. (In practice, they never were, but that was the theory/ideology).

Left-wing dictatorships can be as bad as right-wing dictatorships. And, democracy is such a fragile governmental institution. Government servants make the rules for the People they serve, but then don't make very many corresponding accountability rules for themselves.


RE: Extra Credit Questions - Eva Elisabeth - 02-28-2021 03:48 AM

David, if you are interested in this kind of questions, I highly recommend "The Global Lincoln" to you. It's about Lincoln's legacy and image (and use or abuse thereof) in different parts and systems of the world over the time (from his lifetime to now) - absolutely amazing.
https://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussionSymposium/thread-1412.html?highlight=Global