Extra Credit Questions

[Anita]

Mexico?

[RJNorton]

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

[Rogerm]

Was it Haiti?

[RJNorton]

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

[Anita]

A country in Asia or Europe?

[RJNorton]

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

[David Lockmiller]

Canada?

[RJNorton]

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

[Eva Elisabeth]

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"

[David Lockmiller]

(02-26-2021 05:53 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."

[RJNorton]

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.

[David Lockmiller]

(02-27-2021 04:55 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?

[Eva Elisabeth]

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).

[David Lockmiller]

(02-27-2021 06:40 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.

[Eva Elisabeth]

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/LincolnDiscussi...ght=Global