So why not just a plaque acknowledging the sacrifices of the Soviet people and do away with the bust of the mass murderer?
It is an uncomfortable truth that Stalin was an ally im WWII. But a plaque for the Soviets and busts for Roosevelt, Truman, and Churchill? We may not like Stalin or the Soviets, but should we really single them out and diminish their contribution to the allied war effort? I understand the sentiment, but I also think it is a bit misguided.
You know, honestly, I’d be happy if they just did away with all of the busts at the memorial, and that piece of excriment we have as president now humbly apologized to the British for crudely returning the Churchill bust that Prime Minister Blair gave as a gift to our country, and asked if the American people could honor Churchill’s likeness again in our White House. But I don’t see that happening.
“So why not just a plaque acknowledging the sacrifices of the Soviet people and do away with the bust of the mass murderer?”
Because this has NOTHING to do with the Soviet People.