THE SAVAGE NATION

LINCOLN AND TRUMP? - #934

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Mar 27, 2026
A probing look at whether America is headed toward liberty or dictatorship, with comparisons to Lincoln's wartime measures. A critique of modern judicial and media power and concerns about rising crime and law enforcement policy. Then a turn to warm, vivid childhood stories from life in Catskills kitchens and hand-me-down clothes.
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INSIGHT

Lincoln's Wartime Powers Curtailed Civil Liberties

  • Abraham Lincoln used extraordinary wartime measures that curtailed civil liberties to preserve the Union.
  • Michael Savage lists suspension of habeas corpus, martial law, censorship, military tribunals, supervised elections and expansion of the military without immediate congressional approval as examples.
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Judicial And Media Power Compared To Soviet Control

  • Savage argues America has suffered a long-running Soviet-style dictatorship through judicial and media institutions.
  • He attributes decades of policy imposition to the ACLU, left-wing press, and judicial decisions undermining traditional moral and legal norms.
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Communist Moral Logic Used To Explain Progressive Lawlessness

  • Savage connects communist moral theory to contemporary progressive policies, claiming they justify lawlessness for political ends.
  • He cites Lenin and Russian radicals to argue that class-based morality removes personal ethical responsibility and rationalizes harmful policies.
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