A far-fetched farce

"I couldn't tell you that in New York. It'd mean I was a faggot. That was what the Civil War was all about. Abraham Lincoln was a faggot. He was in love with General Grant. So was Jefferson Davis. Lincoln just freed the slaves on a bet. The Dred Scott case was framed by the Anti-Saloon League. Sex explains it all. The colonel's Lady and Judy O'Grady are Lesbians under their skin."

Wow. After reading this paragraph I was speechless. I was not sure off the top of my head which literary term this would fit under, but I knew it fell under something. After some careful investigation (looking at my sheet), I came to the conclusion that this was kind of a "mini farce". It meets all the qualifications to a T. I find it interesting how in today's world everyone thinks Lincoln was a hero for what he did (the general public any way), and here Hemingway is saying he was a faggot and really did not have the integrity of the Union at heart. I do want to know why Jefferson Davis was in love with General Grant. I have to say that one puzzled me just a little bit. But other than that, I do have to commend you, Mr. Hemingway, for, I would have never thought of such a thing!