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[–] 188 points 1 year ago (21 children)

It comes a month after President Trump’s executive order to remove what he calls “improper ideology” from Smithsonian museums.

And they’re letting it happen. It’s unbelievable.

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  • [–] 116 points 1 year ago (20 children)

    I used to roll my eyes at all the "sheeple" comments, but to be honest, looking at what's happening in the US recently and seeing how many people just capitulate to the bullies I'm not so sure anymore... It's just really sad and depressing :(

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  • [–] 39 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    You forget that like 40% of people in the US are fine with this. It's more depressing when you realize the reason people aren't fighting back is because they're fine with it.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago

    I wouldn't say 40% are "fine with this". Its more like 40% of Americans are some combination of: Uneducated by design, Brainwashed by decades of propaganda, Kept so far in poverty they can't focus on anything but their next paycheck, indoctrinated into toxic religious communities, etc. The current state of the US, has been carefully molded and shaped into what it is now by the fascists in power.

    As for people not fighting back? Some are. Not enough of course, but that goes back to keeping people in poverty. It would take me, for example, 7 hours of driving just to get to my state capitol to protest. Not to mention a couple hundred $ in gas. People working two jobs and living paycheck to paycheck just can't do that realistically.

    I hate that my country has turned into this fascist shithole and wish that more people would rally and fight. I hate that I'm sitting here making excuses for these people but I'm really trying not to lose my humanity in all this. The sad truth of the matter, though, is that people won't fight unless their life is disrupted so much that it snaps them out of their survival mentality. Bread and Circuses and all that.

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  • [–] [S] 63 points 1 year ago (20 children)

    The utter destruction of the republic continues apace. Russia's published plan was always to do this US in by inflaming racial tensions. I'd imagine this is just the next step in the playbook.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (18 children)
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  • [–] 58 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (7 children)
  • [–] 56 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Turns out it is Hate not Heritage.

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  • [–] 49 points 1 year ago (1 child)
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    Worse. If I destroy (or remove and hide away) a book, it still exists, as long as there's at least another copy, the manuscript, an editor's digital backup, etc. You cannot copy art. It's never the same exact piece the artist sculpted with their fingers.

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  • [–] 40 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    I'm just here to point out that the image looks like a sand crawler. Utinni!

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    [–] 26 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    Anyone wanna take bets on whether the artifacts and exhibts are being properly taken off display and stored, or if they are just being tossed in a dumpster somewhere...

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  • [+] 36 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago*

    You guys consider reading the article instead of guessing? The article is about one book and one bible being returned to one person.

    The Smithsonian responded to DC News Now, stating:

    The Bible and book belong to Rev. Brown of San Francisco who generously loaned them to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture for an exhibition. The loan agreement has expired and the items are being returned (in May) to the owner which is standard museum practice for any loan. The curator called and wrote to Rev. Brown.

    None of these objects are leaving the Smithsonian.”

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    [–] 22 points 1 year ago

    We're at the point where its not going to be safe and cuddly. Say no, make the administration attack you. Its bigger than ourselves time bois.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Why? Someone had to physically carry that stuff. What curator could be convinced to do such a thing?

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    All of the museum people (curators, assistant curators, curatorial assistants, devo, registration, facilities generally make starvation wages. They tend to be deeply proud of their work and the contant of the museum and thats why they work there. So this nonsense has to be absolutely gutting everyone there, and probably across the Smithsonian museums in general. I feel really bad for them along with all the African Americans being attacked by this.

    This action takes all of their work through their career and kind of lights it all on fire, for no reason but that Trump is angry at the world because he has a tiny penis and knows that everyone he knows cant stand him.

    Stay strong, museum folks.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago*

    If I'm understanding correctly there's two books being removed. And the Smithsonian is saying the loan agreement with the owner of the books, Rev. Brown, expires in May. So they're returning them to him to rotate in new exhibits per regular operating procedure. If that's true I don't really understand the issue here. Rev. Brown seems to be under the impression that they're removing the items because of Trump's order. But he, at least in this article, doesn't even address the Smithsonian's explanation so I don't really know what's going on here. But it really doesn't seem like this is because of Trump's policy. If it was why would they just be removing these two books and nothing else?

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