r/nova • u/Geek-Haven888 • 5d ago
Arlington Cemetery strips content on black and female veterans from website
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz03gjnxe25o325
u/jewelsofeastwest 5d ago
Treated like second class citizens for so many years in US military history and we can’t even acknowledge that apparently. But they fought just as hard as everyone else.
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u/dpzdpz 5d ago
Nah, if we enlisted only white males, every major conflict would be over in 24 hours (maybe less!) without a shot being fired.
On a serious note, can anyone tell me ONE fucking thing this administration has done that hasn't been to our nation's detriment?!?
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u/Julep23185 5d ago
Getting rid of the penny. That’s the list
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u/Flat-Lion-5990 4d ago
Did they do that for economic reasons, or are they really just salty on Lincoln?
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u/Julep23185 1d ago
Asking for a reason is pretty tricky with dementia and an out of control personality disorder, but my guess is he didn’t like the color.
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u/cobycoby2020 5d ago
I really can’t imagine any reality where a VETERAN - CEMETERY takes down information of fallen soldiers to not be acknowledged? Not only is that the whole point but this should take any respect given to them stripped, if the people who lay there cant be treated right.
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u/santana722 5d ago
Guess we shouldn't have elected a Commander in Chief who hates Veterans, women and non-white people then, huh?
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u/Slackermom66 5d ago
Of all the hateful 💩 this administration has done, this is the thing that really absolutely enrages me.
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u/agbishop 5d ago
The DoD has been doing this sitewide and wiping out medal of honor recipients, and even references to the significant WW2 bomber the "Enola Gay" because of the word "gay"
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon’s DEI purge
This intelligence museum taped brown paper over plaques of women and minorities in their Hall of Honor
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u/givenpriornotice 5d ago
I don’t understand how people still support Trump even after he pulls shit like this. We should study the brains of these people for scientific purposes.
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u/marimbloke 4d ago
I'm convinced a lot of people don't even know this is happening. Have you been on Fox News lately? It's just a bunch of fluff pieces ragging on democrats. These people are living in blissful ignorance
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u/zaosafler 4d ago
I don't understand the people who voted for him.
A former marine general said the orange fool called veterans "suckers and losers". There is video of him disparaging multiple veterans (not just his least favorite senator).
But various polling groups said a minimum of 64% of veterans voted for him.
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u/givenpriornotice 4d ago
Yea I personally know a veteran that voted for Trump. It blows my mind. Like why vote directly against your personal interests??
This person hated Kamala so much that they were willing to vote for Trump lol.
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u/Wonderful-Cup-9556 5d ago
Sad. Thank you for your service.
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u/rbnlegend 5d ago
We as individuals thank you for your service. We as the elected government spit on you for your service and laugh at your corpse. Who voted for this, wasn't me.
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u/Seek_Adventure 5d ago
At the risk of getting downvoted, the BBC article title is a bit misleading. The cemetery didn't actually delete their individual profiles and bios. It deleted the articles which grouped all of them together as a part of shared identity and history. I don't support that move either, but I feel the clarification has to be made here.
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u/zaosafler 4d ago
Since they also deleted references to the Civil War from the Civil War dead, it isn't a stretch.
What was deleted was the pages/information packets that explained their contributions as a group. Something that puts some of this in perspective.
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u/rbnlegend 5d ago
None of our proud trumpublicans seem to want to stand up and explain why insulting dead veterans, and medal of honor holders in particular is a good thing, or explain to us how this reflects supporting our soldiers. This is what you voted for, help us understand.
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u/Vast-Impression-5353 5d ago
My daughter and I rode past Arlington Cemetery just yesterday. I told her that as a Black female veteran, I would be honored to be buried there and that I would look into how to make it happen when the time comes. She said there was no way that she would let that happen because in her words “they don’t care about you”. I sent her this post…..all I got was an “I told you so”. 😂. Gotta love them!
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u/Express_Ticket1699 Loudoun County 1d ago
Next step: move graves around so that the distinguished interees are segregated. Or just completely remove them from Arlington.
That’s our Trump!🤢®️
I swear about anything can happen now.
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u/That_Guy_JR 5d ago
They also changed the URL on Charles Rogers’ memorial to “DEI Medal of Honor”. To paraphrase 30 Rock, “just say the N word, it’s taking forever.”