Special Assistant to the President Lindsey Halligan said the Smithsonian museums had become "laboratories for political experiments."

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/34807594

Lindsey Halligan, the White House official leading a review of the Smithsonian Institution, said you “can’t really talk about slavery honestly unless you talk about hope and progress” during a Newsmax appearance on Wednesday.

  • WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.caEnglish
    2115·
    1 day ago

    Hey, Americans. You’re all complicit as long as these people feel safe leaving their homes every day.

    By all means, though- don’t do anything. Just, you know, post a sad little defensive reply to make yourselves feel better.

    • GladiusB@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      16 hours ago

      Sure. Let me rot in jail to take of the one person that represents all the assholes that will still be alive and share his beliefs. That checks out.

      It sucks, but this pain teaches the future generations how god-damned crazy they sound. It’s not an overnight fix. It’s going to take decades.

      It would in fact be better if a foreign country took care of it.

      • WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.caEnglish
        27·
        15 hours ago

        Utter cowardice.

        “We’re going to spend three or four decades being belligerent shitheads to the rest of the world when they tell us exactly what is going to happen, and when they’re proven right we’re going to depend on them to save us from ourselves. Meanwhile, we’re going to keep congratulating ourselves for our revolutionary, victory-against-great-odds heritage.”

        On brand for Americans.

        • GladiusB@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          14 hours ago

          I never said anything about my heritage. Or justifying idiotic racists. I live in one place. I raise a kid. I can’t just drop everything and go on a tirade to save everyone. Neither can anyone else. Saying it’s “cowardice” shows how disconnected you are from reality. Not everyone has the means to make change other than being a good example and showing other they are being dick heads when they are being dick heads.

          • WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.caEnglish
            15·
            13 hours ago

            Right. Because nobody who ever fought fascism and tyranny ever had jobs, families, dreams, or anything to lose. Your national heroes were all just Disney characters who never had to risk anything because their victory was guaranteed and there were, of course, no potential consequences for getting it wrong.

            • GladiusB@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              12 hours ago

              You seem to be a bit mentally unhinged. If you have the energy, go fight the fight. I tried in my younger years and can’t keep up the fight. It’s up to the newer generation.

              • WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.caEnglish
                14·
                9 hours ago

                My country’s fine for now, thanks. Go sit on the sofa and rest. You’ve done enough, clearly- pat yourself on the back and just be as complacent as you can be.

      • WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.caEnglish
        714·
        1 day ago

        “Barely discriminate murderers,” everyone:

        But hey, at least you’re great at following instructions.

        • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          152·
          1 day ago

          Has no skin in the game, does nothing himself, blames everybody else for inaction.

          How’s that latest edition of Internet tough guy? Good read?