The Party That Prays for Collapse
David Manney
“A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Abraham Lincoln spoke those words in 1858, not as a metaphor, but as a warning.
The country was tearing along seams of ideology and morality. Lincoln saw it. He feared America could not endure as both a slave state and a free one. He was right.
But even then, Lincoln hoped the Union would stand. He didn’t root for secession or sabotage. He didn’t pray for Southern crops to fail or cities to burn to make his case. He confronted the moment of agony and clarity, defending a flawed system while preparing to save it from itself.
That’s what leadership once looked like.
Now, fast-forward 165 years. We are once again a house divided, this time not by geography but by worldview. One half of the political spectrum clings to a fading legacy and an aging standard-bearer. The other half fans the flames of decline, cheering for economic downturns, legal chaos, or worse, if it means stopping Donald Trump.
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