What leftists do to our history is disgusting.
I’ll skip over the endless civil war condescension in every site.
My mother adored George Washington. Further she adored that the Mt Vernon Ladies’ Assoc. was still unencumbered by government dollars, and solely supported by donors as her and dad.
I wanted to join but having seen what has gone on in various historic sites in the last 10 years, I was getting skeptical. Mom was so sure they would still be great due to that non-gov support.
Then we took our son 2 years ago. Post-riots, you know. In the little guest servant quarters to the side, the tour started and the woman immediately pontificated about “ENSLAVED PEOPLE” - why we have to use this terminology and convoluted English. I kept my mouth shut.
Then as we moved on I talked to a woman in the group. She wanted to bring her granddaughter to see the place she had loved, and she said she HAD been active with MVLA, going to meetings etc. she let it drop because she didn’t like the way it was going. Validation on my fears.
This garbage happens everywhere. Communists who hate America have so taken over, it doesn’t matter if it’s government or not. Just like schools - people assume private will be good, but our Catholic schools have been as pathetic as public in their agendas.
Oh, no, Mount Vernon, too?
I am also a huge George Washington fan.