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Ned McDoodle's avatar

Thank you, Mitch. I had dismissed the story as just another wretched effort at self-promotion by a homo-erotic (e.g., the bro jobs form Putrid in Ukraine) bully with neither a soul nor a self to promote. You brought the deeper implications -- and they are starkly challenging -- of this brand pollution by the brand-flakes of Team Treason.

Richard Feinman's avatar

I think you left out the last paragraph on how we will have an organized protest at the Kennedy Center with people who do not want the name changed. Many of us feel a lack of leadership and would like to do more than complain.

John W. Hayden Ph.D.'s avatar

Trump has placed his name on many buildings around the world which he does not own. The sheer effrontery of placing his name before the beloved name of JFK is shocking even to the practiced mind of this clinical psychologist, who knows that Trump is diagnosably psychopathic. I am reminded that in the years following the death of Stalin in 1953, there was a systematic program of de-Stalinization throughout the Soviet bloc. There had been a massive statue of Stalin by the river in Prague. It was removed and replaced with a giant metronome, indicating that the tick-tock of time can wipe out the influence of any demagogue. May such a change occur in our country very soon.

Judith Chupasko's avatar

It's a total disgrace to JFK, the arts, the history, our memorials if Trump gets away w renaming the Kennedy Center. As usual, he will go the illegal route, ignore Congress, etc. Even if it did go to Congress, all of his cronies put in the exact right place would accept the name change. Am I getting this wrong Mitch?? Can Congress approve it??? He manages to get everything done that he wants to, no matter how illegal, now matter if he's pissing on our Constitution or historical monuments or important people and places. He is so Grandiose, so self-centered, he must deep down know how insignificant he really is, trying to appease himself by putting his name on everything, acting like he's done amazing things, bc deep down he knows he hasn't. Such delusions of granduer. He's only a little insignificant speck in the Universe!! Ok, I've vented a little. Now, what can we do?? Can the Kennedys do something?? Was the vote by the Kennedy Center legal, bc they muted that one woman board member who voted against it.....just something?? We need to stop this man in his tracks!! IMHO. JUDY

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Lee Guion's avatar

Excellent. Of all the destructive, self aggrandizing, history erasing actions Trump has taken over the past 10 months, the renaming of the Kennedy Center hit the hardest. Thank you for summarizing the significance so well.