To follow on, it is worth mentioning that when Marylanders tore down their "Columbus" statue and tossed it into the Baltimore Harbor, Donald Trump reportedly had the damaged statue scavanged from the muddy bottom and used as a template for the copy he has installed in DC. He literally retrieved "Columbus" from the watery grave to which the People had consigned him, in order to facilitate the production of a "copy" to flaunt in the face of the People at the "heart of American democracy".
Trump certainly has the inclination to do this but Stephen Miller seems to be the cold-hearted engine driving all the real action in this administration.
So can I, and it's not a laughing matter. Knowing more about the real history, which isn't all "freedom" and "liberty," makes me not care about the 250th anniversary of the founding of the USA.
What we're seeing is the vast gulf in what patriotism means to different people. For millions of Americans, it means an America that only values them, and only includes them. And they were taught they were inherently good, so learning that you may have benefited from injustice kinda makes some people get defensive.
To follow on, it is worth mentioning that when Marylanders tore down their "Columbus" statue and tossed it into the Baltimore Harbor, Donald Trump reportedly had the damaged statue scavanged from the muddy bottom and used as a template for the copy he has installed in DC. He literally retrieved "Columbus" from the watery grave to which the People had consigned him, in order to facilitate the production of a "copy" to flaunt in the face of the People at the "heart of American democracy".
Trump certainly has the inclination to do this but Stephen Miller seems to be the cold-hearted engine driving all the real action in this administration.
https://www-pbs-org.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/politics/trump-places-replica-christopher-columbus-statue-near-the-white-house?
[in order to protect our civilization]
IF our civilization requires the blood of the innocent to survive, it's not civilized and it's not worth protecting.
That first sentence filled me with such joy. And some great food for thought over the break.
To be fair, I can honestly see why most people would push back on that bleak narrative a little, LOL.
So can I, and it's not a laughing matter. Knowing more about the real history, which isn't all "freedom" and "liberty," makes me not care about the 250th anniversary of the founding of the USA.
What we're seeing is the vast gulf in what patriotism means to different people. For millions of Americans, it means an America that only values them, and only includes them. And they were taught they were inherently good, so learning that you may have benefited from injustice kinda makes some people get defensive.