Dutch Uncle
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So it begins. Trump ordered the oldest peace vigil in US history to be dismantled under the excuse of "public safety" for for being an eyesore...like wounded vets at one of his speeches or parades. For 44 years it wasn't a problem until Rumplethinskin got a hair up his ass.
He really is an evil person.
www.newsweek.com
"I knew it was coming," said Nadine Seiler, 60, an activist who was at the park across from the White House at the time and has participated in the vigil since 2018. "This is just the trajectory of the U.S. under authoritarianism."
The vigil, originally an anti-nuclear proliferation protest that has been in the park in some form continuously since 1981— making it among the longest-running political protest sites in the country — has been under scrutiny since President Donald Trump ordered it to be taken down earlier this month. Park Police officers first dismantled part of the site in Lafayette Square on Sept. 7, and returned this week to remove more material....
...The peace vigil was brought to Trump's attention on Sept. 5 when a correspondent for Real America's Voice, a far-right news outlet, told the president in an exchange with reporters in the Oval Office that the site's trademark blue tent was an "eyesore."
Trump asked where the peace vigil was, and then wondered aloud if it had turned into a "radical left" protest. Trump then turned to staff and said: "Take it down." He later touted the site's removal, saying on Sept. 8 that it came down "very quickly."
The peace site had been in place for more than four decades across from the North Lawn of the White House, continuing through rain, snow, wars and more than half a dozen presidencies. The vigil has long served as a gathering place for political protests, and became a popular tourist attraction for visitors seeking a glimpse of the White House.
He really is an evil person.
White House peace vigil stood for 44 years, until Trump took notice
Activists are calling the dismantling of a decades-long peace vigil in front of the White House an attack on free speech.
www.newsweek.com
White House Peace Vigil Stood for 44 Years, Until Trump Took Notice
When U.S. Park Police officers arrived at Lafayette Square on Thursday evening to dismantle what remained of the White House Peace Vigil, activists at the longstanding protest site were ready."I knew it was coming," said Nadine Seiler, 60, an activist who was at the park across from the White House at the time and has participated in the vigil since 2018. "This is just the trajectory of the U.S. under authoritarianism."
The vigil, originally an anti-nuclear proliferation protest that has been in the park in some form continuously since 1981— making it among the longest-running political protest sites in the country — has been under scrutiny since President Donald Trump ordered it to be taken down earlier this month. Park Police officers first dismantled part of the site in Lafayette Square on Sept. 7, and returned this week to remove more material....
...The peace vigil was brought to Trump's attention on Sept. 5 when a correspondent for Real America's Voice, a far-right news outlet, told the president in an exchange with reporters in the Oval Office that the site's trademark blue tent was an "eyesore."
Trump asked where the peace vigil was, and then wondered aloud if it had turned into a "radical left" protest. Trump then turned to staff and said: "Take it down." He later touted the site's removal, saying on Sept. 8 that it came down "very quickly."
The peace site had been in place for more than four decades across from the North Lawn of the White House, continuing through rain, snow, wars and more than half a dozen presidencies. The vigil has long served as a gathering place for political protests, and became a popular tourist attraction for visitors seeking a glimpse of the White House.
