Donald Trump and the MAGA crowd with their racist delusions, believe the Smithsonian Museum has a clandestine motive to replace white people. All by simply displaying historical artifacts and documents in exhibitions. The museum is now being accused by the MAGA crowd as having an "overemphasis on slavery". This insidious phrase was hissed out by Lindsey Halligan, an assistant to Trump on a Fox News televised segment. Trump's mission is not only to "make America white again" but to "make American history all-white again". No doubt he will eventually execute directives against exhibits on indigenous cultures. Halligan further objects with this pathetically dumb statement "I think there should be more of an overemphasis on how far we have come since slavery.” We, as a nation, have regressed back in time regarding the state of black Americans through relentless targeted, oppressive assaults by the Trump administration. And the narrative by some people claiming blacks have the same access to employment, government, ownership without obstacles is blatantly false.
How in the hell is the Smithsonian biased or woke? It is an insane assertion to declare a political agenda on museum exhibits which display artifacts and documents from actual historical events. The institution of slavery in the United States is a historical fact. How does a discussion or a display in a museum constitute a term like "woke" being applied to such exhibitions, obviously a word which now breeds vile white contempt? The term "woke" being used by racists is a derogatory term, whereas for me and many others it is a good term. Damn right I am WOKE. I am musing to myself, wondering if there are any white readers thinking I sound "aggressive".
The new authoritarian regime composed of white supremacists wants to erase the history of blacks in America. They also want to keep black history out of public schools, claiming teaching it is "inciteful". The Smithsonian, other museums, and public schools must resist this white supremacist takeover to rewrite American history of the United States.
Our felon-in-chief quipped on Truth Social "The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been — Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future." This racist thug is destroying our future--our democracy!
Recall early on in the first week of Trump's second administration, he immediately came out swinging against D.E.I programs not only in federal institutions, but also urged private companies to rid their D.E.I programs--companies such as Target and Amazon. Walmart had already in anticipation of an electoral victory by the white racist savior "rolled back" their D.E.I programs before Trump's declaration. Remain strong in avoiding these companies. Trump turned to employing his racist tactics towards universities which receive federal funding, such as Harvard, demanding the university completely abolish D.E.I. programs directed at diversifying campuses. Next, he will try to control the curriculums of universities.
Not long after the beginning of his second term, Trump began targeting the National Museum of African American History by signing an executive order against it stating "Museums in our nation's capital should be places where individuals go to learn ‒ not to be subjected to ideological indoctrination or divisive narratives that distort our shared history," Does anyone out there believe Trump wrote that statement? He believes its racist content, but he damn sure didn't write it. What is divisive? Trump has always been divisive. History is history. There is no distortion--only a bunch of b.s. to rewrite history for his white supremacist agenda. It is all about white supremacy.
There is nothing to indoctrinate, nothing to divide when discussing historical facts of the past. Slavery occurred and black people in this country have always been oppressed. Historical facts like hosing black people down during civil rights protests, whites only signs in public establishments, and Africans slated for slavery on auction blocks to be purchased by slave owners--these are historical facts.
History is important for the future. We need to discuss slavery, the mistreatment of blacks in this country, the genocide directed against Native Americans, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, September 11, and other historical events. What would you think if Trump executes an order not to have museum exhibits about the attack on the World Trade Center... 'instead lets focus on bright and whiter days ahead.' It will likely never happen, because his focus is on exhibits regarding non-whites. However, Trump does not give a damn about the September 11 first responders or their health, as Elon Musk and Trump where quick to slash 20% to the WTC Health Program, and fired critical staff as well.
Donald Trump does not have the intelligence to orchestrate all which is contributing to the demise of our democracy- this is all part of Project 2025 and the Republican drive to "make America white again". In March of 2025, white supremacist Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth went on a frenzied mission to remove black historical figures, including Hispanic, Asian, and female veterans from the Pentagon's Arlington National Cemetery website to further comply with anti-D.E.I. initiatives. A PBS article states "Thousands of pages honoring contributions by women and minority groups have been taken down in efforts to delete material promoting diversity, equity and inclusion....". Additionally, Hegseth has sought to rename naval ships to detract from contributions from gay and civil rights figures. This is all part of their plan to purge history surrounding people which are a subject of their hate.
We also see the intrusion of the "great white replacement" philosophy in public schools across the nation. There are state initiatives to not teach what some whites have called "divisive issues", and slavery is the major one. As I mentioned previously, slavery is a historical fact. The Holocaust is a historical fact. The Vietnam war is a historical fact. We cannot ignore history. We are witnessing before our eyes that history is indeed repeating itself, because the Nazi Germany playbook is being used by the Trump Administration. We must take a stand people and fight this regime.
