"Destroying history is the only way to change it. Don't believe it? Just ask ISIS over in Syria and Iraq."
It took me for a while, but I am finally getting with the times. I really do get it now. This is like going to the doctor to have a wart removed. Zap - and it is gone. An ugly part of you is gone and nobody will ever know that it existed. That is, unless they see a picture of you when you had the wart. What to do then? Find all those pictures and burn them.
Washington D.C., our nation's capitol, is named after a very despicable man. A life long slave owner. Did he do other things for our country which were historically great? Who cares? He was still a slave owner. PLUS - some knucklehead had the stupid idea to plaster his face all over our one dollar bills! So we have to fix this, and fix it now!
First things first. We need to rename Washington. Preferably after someone who did not own slaves. Not even one slave. We thought of Thomas Jefferson, who also did wonderful things for this country. Nope - sorry. Another slave owner. In fact it was hard to find anyone who owned a farm back then and also who did not own slaves. That is when a bolt out of the blue flashed in front of me! We can rename Washington D.C. to Georgetown D.C.!
Georgetown? After which George? King George III of course. The King of England during the Revolutionary War. He did not own slaves, and he was not a rebel either. He was a perfect gentleman (maybe a bit nutty at times). Plus as a bonus, we can put his picture on our one dollar bill to replace that slave owner Washington!
While we are at it, I have some more ideas. Lake Calhoun has already been taken care of. We are now calling it an Indian name few can pronounce. We are good there. Next, I want Reagan Airport to be renamed. Last year I saw a old time western Ronald Reagan starred in. He shot an Indian (actually more than one). So Reagan goes also. We will rename the airport after Obama. Then we need to get rid of the eagle as our national bird. From time to time, they will grab a kitten or puppy to feed their young. We should have done what Ben Franklin wanted us to do. Have the wild turkey as our national bird.
I know there have to be other injustices, but that is all I can think of this morning. And the next time someone comes up to me and says, "Those who do not learn from history are bound to repeat it", I am going to bust that person in the chops! What a crock that is. Destroying history is the only way to change it. Don't believe it? Just ask ISIS over in Syria and Iraq.
Liberals love to talk about slavery.
ReplyDeleteIn fact, kids who go to public schools could get the impression that the only thing that happened in American history between 1600 and 1964 was slavery.
Unfortunately, involuntary servitude is long gone, the Republican Party having disposed of it by brute force.
So now, apparently, we need a cause like removing all remnants of the civil war so liberals can pretend they are as heroic as the Republicans of 150 years ago.
It won't stop. It will ebb and flow just as it has for decades.
If 45 could shut up long for a bit, we could move on to the important issues.
I guess the August recess was not a good thing. Should have kept working right through it.
Have a great day and keep your powder dry.
Dave Gjerdingen
The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis. Dante Alighieri
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