Photos and histories of people of color, women, and the LGBTQ+ community are being purged, and nearly every day some new erasure is being uncovered. When caught in the act, the Trump administration has offered up the claim that these cases were merely mistakesāāmalicious complianceā from bad actors within the government.
But the excuses donāt pass the smell test,
since Trump and his alliesālike
multibillionaire Elon Musk and Defense Secretary
Pete Hegsethāhave well documented histories of open bigotry against anyone who isnāt a straight, wealthy, white man.
But this isnāt just a Trump thing. For decades, conservatives have embraced the mythology
of
the Lost Cause.
The right is in a quandary. It has political power, but it still cannot force millions of Americans to concede to the white supremacy that motivates much of conservative politics. Thatās why itās so driven to erase history.
The Trump administration has spent the last month on a tear, using President Donald Trumpās newfound power in multiple departments and agencies for a goal that seems bewildering at first glance: deleting history. Under the guise of eliminating...
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Another lost cause. In a long line of lost causes.