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Originally Posted by Catfish
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Yes, it is true. Of course due to backlash the spin is it is "temporary." Perhaps it will be for some, but the fact this regime has a "If it ain't white, it ain't right" policy is indefensible to most, but at the core of their ideology and most of their supporters is white supremacy and this is just one manifestation of that as many.
Even if temporary, it should not have happened and no normal, decent administration would have done so.
Notable examples they scrubbed, that I recall off top of my head:
Tuskegee Airman
Ira Hayes (Iwo Jima flag raiser)
Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez, first female African=American West Point graduate to die on combat. (Iraq-2006)
I believe after outcry some have been restored, but they are actively erasing and altering as much as possible to pure any non white influence in their "DEI" purge. Sadly the disingenuous DEI rhetoric resonated with a lot of working class (mainly male, but especially white males) voters who don't understand what DEI actually is for the most part, and have been propagandized to believe being diverse, inclusive, and equitable harms them lol. Quite sad.
Part of this is long game that neofascists play and is part of Project 2025. They are attempting to overtake education and eradicate things they do not like by scrubbing as much as possible from government archives etc. Not theory, objective fact via their actions and words.
Mini Goebbels himself, Stephen Miller was on tv ranting about "teaching children to love America again" lol. Such ultranationalist bs. Part of loving American is celebrating its positives such as diversity and understanding, admitting the negatives and working to change them. That is patriotism, Miller and Regime want nationalism, performative patriotism which garners obedience. Classic fascist tactics.