The Left is out to destroy our nation’s heritage and history, and they are no longer hiding their intentions. The latest attacks are occurring under the guise of social justice and diversity through so-called task forces and city council bills in New York City. In reality, these groups are little more than far-left propagandist and activist committees looking to reconstruct society to adhere to their moralities and ideals. And they want to do this by shaming and eradicating the country’s past. And now, the Left wants to come after statues of George Washington.
During the Sept. 19 New York City Council meeting for the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations, the group discussed Int 1085-2023, a bill that could reshape the historical landscape of the Big Apple. According to a summary of the bill, the city’s Public Design Commission would strategize on removing “works of art on City property that depict a person who owned enslaved persons or directly benefited economically from slavery, or who participated in systemic crimes against indigenous peoples or other crimes against humanity.”
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The bill also established protocols on what to do in scenarios where works of art fit the description mentioned above but aren’t removed. The bill would then require the PDC to “install an explanatory plaque next to the work of art” and also mandate that the “Department of Transportation consult with the Department of Education to install plaques on sidewalks or other public space adjacent to schools that are named after a person that fits the criteria.”
Based on the descriptions above, this includes monuments of historical figures throughout the city, such as the Federal Hall National Memorial which features a statue of George Washington, the General William Tecumseh Sherman Monument, the General Grant National Memorial, and the Columbus Monument. In 2021, the council voted to remove a statue of Thomas Jefferson from the New York City Council chamber.
This bill now means that every statue of any prominent historical figure in New York City will be shamed and receive a cultural left-wing branding. Everyone knows that slavery existed in the country. There’s no need for additional plaques to point this out. The objective is to embarrass, not educate. And they want to use the institution of bondage that originated on the African continent as the impetus for their toxic, extremist, far-left scorn.
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This has been the objective of these far-left rabble-rousers all along. In the last few years, and especially after the insurrection, riots, and destruction in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, the Left went on a crusade to tarnish the history and legacy of the country. Initially, they lied to the masses and claimed that all they wanted to do was remove statues and monuments of Confederate soldiers throughout the country because those supposedly represented racism.
But this was always a lie, and they fooled many people along the way. They were not interested in just removing Confederate statues. They manipulated the masses and used the Confederate statues to lay the groundwork and establish precedents to remove statues of all American historical figures that they believed were people who didn’t align with their values. They are anti-American activists masquerading as politicians and little more than a group of left-wing extremists who want nothing more than to rewrite the country’s history.