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Smithsonian begins removing exhibits, artifacts from African American History Museum

www.yahoo.com Smithsonian begins removing exhibits, artifacts from African American History Museum

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Some artifacts and exhibits are being removed from the National Museum of African American History and Culture. It comes a month after President Trump’s executive order to remove what he calls “improper ideology” from Smithsonian museums. Tourists travel from across the co...

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www.yahoo.com /news/smithsonian-begins-removing-exhibits-artifacts-023207414.html

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It comes a month after President Trump’s executive order to remove what he calls “improper ideology” from Smithsonian museums.
And they’re letting it happen. It’s unbelievable.
- I used to roll my eyes at all the "sheeple" comments, but to be honest, looking at what's happening in the US recently and seeing how many people just capitulate to the bullies I'm not so sure anymore... It's just really sad and depressing :(
  
  You forget that like 40% of people in the US are fine with this. It's more depressing when you realize the reason people aren't fighting back is because they're fine with it.
  
  If any and all institutions fought hard, we'd have a better world
  
  Home of the brave... what a fucking joke

The utter destruction of the republic continues apace. Russia's published plan was always to do this US in by inflaming racial tensions. I'd imagine this is just the next step in the playbook.
- Foundations of geopolitics Alexander durgan
- You should've voted then.
  
  Did you read somewhere that they didn't?
  
  I shouldve helped in the genocide? So we lost by one vote? Darn I guess this is on me then, although to be fair my state went for harris and we dont use the general vote count for anything, but thats not the point for you is it. Because you arent here with any realistic points.
  Funny story, my state was called for Harris before even one vote was reported.

Omg I thought this was the onion. Fuck.
Fuck everything about this.
Donate here (I think, check for yourself ):
https://www.maah.org/donate-collections
https://thegivingblock.com/resources/charities-for-black-history-month/
https://www.charitywatch.org/top-rated-charities
- I will only give money to people who do shit. Luigi got my money.
  
  That money doesn't really go to him. It goes to lawyers and the State court fees.

Turns out it is Hate not Heritage.
- Who could have seen this coming?
- The heritage society only cares about white haaairiteeege

This is book burning :(
- Worse. If I destroy (or remove and hide away) a book, it still exists, as long as there's at least another copy, the manuscript, an editor's digital backup, etc. You cannot copy art. It's never the same exact piece the artist sculpted with their fingers.

I'm just here to point out that the image looks like a sand crawler. Utinni!
- It's a really rad building! The Smithsonian is actually a collection of museums scattered around DC. This one in particular was built with all kinds of cultural heritages in mind and a particular focus on African and African Americans (naturally).
  https://nmaahc.si.edu/about/building
- Maybe leave the room while the adults are talking
  
  Maybe leave the room while the adults are talking
  I see how you go around on Lemmy saying Twitter-length insult comments on political discussions. An agent of mockery for Putin lovers.
  Russia-watcher Catherine Fitzpatrick, who documents Kremlin disinformation for InterpreterMag .com, says just as Moscow uses vague Internet laws to encourage self-censorship, trolls inhibit informed debate by using crude dialogue to change "the climate of discussion." "If you show up at The Washington Post or New Republic sites, where there's an article that's critical of Russia, and you see that there are 200 comments that sound like they were written by 12-year-olds, then you just don't bother to comment," she says. "You don't participate. It's a way of just driving discussion away completely," she adds. "Those kinds of tactics are meant to stop democratic debate, and they work."
  
  You don’t sound like an adult.
  
  Maybe leave the room while the adults are talking.

Anyone wanna take bets on whether the artifacts and exhibts are being properly taken off display and stored, or if they are just being tossed in a dumpster somewhere...
- Likely where they put all their other stuff https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Museum_Support_Center
- I expect a MAGA bonfire, resembling Nazi book burnings :(

We're at the point where its not going to be safe and cuddly. Say no, make the administration attack you. Its bigger than ourselves time bois.

Why? Someone had to physically carry that stuff. What curator could be convinced to do such a thing?
- All of the museum people (curators, assistant curators, curatorial assistants, devo, registration, facilities generally make starvation wages. They tend to be deeply proud of their work and the contant of the museum and thats why they work there. So this nonsense has to be absolutely gutting everyone there, and probably across the Smithsonian museums in general. I feel really bad for them along with all the African Americans being attacked by this.
  This action takes all of their work through their career and kind of lights it all on fire, for no reason but that Trump is angry at the world because he has a tiny penis and knows that everyone he knows cant stand him.
  Stay strong, museum folks.
  
  Also the examples listed here the artifacts are going back to their original owners who have already protected these items for years or decades. I think the curators and other museum people would rather have the items in safe private hands instead of unsafe public hands.
  
  They tend to be deeply proud of their work
  Not anymore I guess
  Stay strong, museum folks.
  Stay?

If I'm understanding correctly there's two books being removed. And the Smithsonian is saying the loan agreement with the owner of the books, Rev. Brown, expires in May. So they're returning them to him to rotate in new exhibits per regular operating procedure. If that's true I don't really understand the issue here. Rev. Brown seems to be under the impression that they're removing the items because of Trump's order. But he, at least in this article, doesn't even address the Smithsonian's explanation so I don't really know what's going on here. But it really doesn't seem like this is because of Trump's policy. If it was why would they just be removing these two books and nothing else?

America, you need to riot. Like yesterday. Do not let this happen. You're too much of an imperial power, it's gonna fuck us all over.
Fight them in every arena. Stop rolling over.
Too much to lose to fight back? Just wait, you'll live to regret it. And so will we.

Watch the Americans stand by and let this happen. They want this.
- A lot of us dont want any of this, but also arent either the autocrat in charge, the billionaires who bought him, nor are we the military that can stop him.
  As much as a lot of us would stop this immediately if we could, we also dont need to let Trump have his Tienammen Square moment. The military should have removed him the moment it was clear that he is hell bent on destabilizing our country, our region, and the world at large.
- MAGAts do. Nobody else. But if I have to choose between some museum artifacts and trying to keep myself and my family safe, I'm putting my efforts to the latter. So you can sit there comfy and judge like some armchair revolutionary, but you're wrong.
- ~46% of Americans are republican and strongly support trump no matter what he does-- even now his support amongst republicans is extremely high around social and wedge issues.
  ~45% of Americans are democrats, and of those, ~55% are in support of progressive causes, while the remainder ~45% of dems are centrist or lean conservative-- mainly concerned with preserving their current rights and daily way of life. Although they are a minority of dems, the non-progressives control the party's legal apparatus so the democrats are a house very dvided so are unlikely to be winning any elections anytime soon. The centrists have proven that they'd much rather lose than let the progressives take control of the party. The math shows us that just 24.75% of the country is progressive-- these are people who'd care to keep the black history museum open.
  The independents (not dem or republican) usually fall between republican and Dem centrist, so they likely don't accrue to progressive numbers in this case.
  So probably just over 75% of Americans want this or dont care to fight this. You can only trust 1 in 4 Americans to be against this on principle. And those 1 in 4 dont have a political party that will loyally rally around their causes-- especially this far from an election.
  https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/poll-sizeable-chunk-americans-think-neither-party-fights-people-rcna202884

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