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 mistakes—“malicious compliance” from bad actors within the government.
But the excuses don’t pass the smell test,
since Trump and his allies—like
multibillionaire Elon Musk and Defense Secretary
Pete Hegseth—have well documented histories of open bigotry against anyone who isn’t a straight, wealthy, white man.
But this isn’t 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. That’s why it’s so driven to erase history.
The Trump administration has spent the last month on a tear , using President Donald Trump’s newfound power in multiple departments and agencies for a goal that seems bewildering at first glance: ...
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Another lost cause. In a long line of lost causes.