Posted on 11/12/2020 5:13:04 AM PST by MarvinStinson
George Washington, Ben Franklin among 'persons of concern' cited by mayor's working group
A committee created by Washington, D.C., mayor Muriel Bowser (D.) is recommending the city "rename, remove, or contextualize" buildings and other city assetsincluding the Washington Monumentwhose namesakes have been deemed problematic.
Bowser formed the District of Columbia Facilities and Commemorative Expressions Working Group, or D.C. FACES, in July to review the citys stock of 1,330 named assets and address 153 assets named after "persons of concern." The committee submitted their final report to the mayor on Monday.
Public schools named after Alexander Graham Bell, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson were included in the list of names to scrub. The committee also recommended the city rename the Key Bridge, named after Francis Scott Key; Bruce-Monroe Community Garden, named after President James Monroe; and Harrison Playground, named after President William Henry Harrison.
"In all instances we believe strongly that all District of Columbia owned public spaces, facilities, and commemorative works should only honor those individuals who exemplified those values such as equity, opportunity and diversity that DC residents hold dear," the committee wrote in the report's introduction.
Washington, D.C., is not the first city to consider renaming buildings after a wave of racial-justice protests this summer. In June, the Denver school board looked to rename some of its school buildings. Some colleges and universities across the country have also decided to change the names of buildings or schools and remove statues and images.
Well darn.. You beat me to it.! I type WAY too sloooow....
The “committee” of anti-American malignancies should have a Special Prosecutor investigating their perfidy.
Oh, these folks read “1984”, all right. Thing is, they consider it to be a blueprint for the future, and Winston Smith is supposed to be the archetype of the kind of person who must undergo “re-education”. After all, at the end, did Big Brother finally “convert” Winston?
DCA (that airport's call sign, like LGA for LaGuardia or ORD for O'Hare) is in Virginia.
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Thanks. Thats good.
Yes.
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honestly, no one should of ever been allowed to “live” in DC. It should of all been government property reserved for government use only.
The silver lining would be to never see any mention of obamy or the Clintons anywhere.
I’m up for taking Obama and Clinton off but leave the rest alone...bitch.
What difference does it make? Biden will probably get D.C. nuked by the Chinese. Then they won’t have to worry about the white man.
“Yep, just like the Washington football team.”
Forever the Redskins.
The tallest mountain in the US is Mount McKinley.
Screw ‘em.
Not unless they start with Grand Kleagle Robert KKK Byrd.
And maybe not then.
And ... once the “District of Columbia” becomes the “State of Columbia”, just think of all of the ‘good things’ that they will be able to do!
Shoot all the useful idiots
Destroy history.......
Maybe. "Byrd" wasn't the name Bob was born with. It was the name of his uncle who adopted him. Also the name of the prominent Virginia family that had been slaveowners and segregationists. Not to mention, Bob was in the KKK himself. But BLM probably doesn't have much support in WV.
Dont forget the building that houses the EPA: the William Jefferson Clinton Building. Me too!
How does Mao, District of Stalinia sound? Stalin, District of Maoia.... No?
Okay than, what about Guevara, District of Hitleria?
District of Castroia could still be D.C. That could save some paperwork.
I wonder if the "Hate Whitey" agenda extends to "Hate One Drop of White Blood"?
/sarc
Things could get interesting very quickly!
In Robert Heinlein's SciFi novel "Glory Road", the Hero defeats the monster, Igli, by shoving its foot into its mouth. As Igli devours the left foot, the Hero proceeds to shove the other limbs into the maw.
Eventually, Igli consumes all four limbs, followed by torso, neck and remainder of head. "Poof!"
Hopefully, the crazed Left will do the same, with a bit of help from the Heroes shoving Leftist extremities down its throat!
In August 1862, Lincoln stated: "If I could save the union without freeing any slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that."
https://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/disp_textbook.cfm?smtID=3&psid=393
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