Hypocrisy of Monumental Proportions

7-26-2023

Hypocrisy of Monumental Proportions

News reports about President Biden’s signing a proclamation to establish a historical monument dedicated to a 14-year old Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till Mobley would be commendable if it were not so hypocritical.

Yes I said hypocritical, in that the past 5 years (and longer) efforts supported by members of Congress have condoned and supported the tearing down of historical monuments which they considered offensive because they were monuments to historical military and political leaders of the Civil War era.

It is a federal offense to deface, vandalize or destroy government property, including monuments, not to mention it is a waste of valuable resources and taxpayer funds. Yet during the previous administration DHS, DOJ, Federal and State law enforcement agencies did little to hold accountable those who committed these horrendous acts of terror in public, during daylight or at night.

Instead under the prodding of a Democratic lead-Congress national and state law enforcement agencies seemed deeply committed to hunting down, arresting and confining anyone publicly supporting the sitting POTUS Donald J. Trump.

Not once did I hear anything from the former Obama Administration or then former Vice President Joe Biden to stop the vandalizing of monuments and statues. There was no widespread manhunt to identify, track down and arrest those vandals

I’d like to know how many were actually held accountable or how many monuments or statues were restored?

We must learn from history, not recreate our own version of history and pass it off as fact. It’s been said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.

Are we not headed down that road again?

For those who say America was built on slavery I say Hogwash! As a nation America was founded on biblical principles. It was men and women who saw opportunities to make money on the human slave trade which for many blacks began in their villages in Africa where they were kidnapped, abducted, transported and sold first to slave trader ship captains and then to the auction blocks in south and central America, before ever entering the North American continent where these people were parsed out individually to work in the fields and households of prominent plantation owners across the southeastern United States.

We must not forget that slavery came in all forms from European indentured servants, Chinese railroad and cleaning jobs or as Indian slaves taken by raiding parties or from human sex trafficking. These are all a part of the American experience and not exclusive to any one race or ethnic origin.

If taking down monuments or statues were of any historical significance, then I say go to Wall Street and take down the BULL for it signifies what the bible says that “the love of money is the root of all evil.” – RTM