
Yet again, the Orangutan in office chooses to (seemingly systematically) offer himself as a living insult to another group of oppressed people.
By scheduling a visit to South Dakota, the site of Mt. Rushmore, he has angered the Lakota people who view the land as a traditionally sacred place, much like Catholics who visit the Vatican or Muslims that visit Mecca.
Drumpf is continuing the Racist Road Trip that began with the slap in the face to African Descended people in Tulsa.
Of the former presidents chiseled into the cliff’s face, two of them were slave holders. One of the men (Lincoln) approved the hanging of dozens of Lakota and Dakota men.
For those that say “Our President should be allowed to go wherever he wants to in our country whenever he wants to dammit!” , you should be aware that the rights to the land were given by law, through treaty, to several tribal nations. It was only when gold was discovered in 1874 that colonizers attacked and “reclaimed” the land illegally.
This administration has made it clear that it values the confederacy and the lives and deeds of traitorous racists more than black lives and current citizens of a United States.
That same administration is now making it clear that an unwelcome celebration of some people’s independence is more important than acknowledging the theft and genocide that provided the party grounds they intend to trample on.
Protests are rightly planned. Counter protests will be weakly staged I’m sure.
Let’s see how this plays out.
The fact that the Head Criminal in Charge picked Juneteenth to go to Tulsa and the Fourth of July to go to South Dakota implies intent and disdain.
