Important thread for liberals regarding the George H.W. bush legacy puff pieces: One of the reasons the Republican Party is allowed to masquerade as a legitimate political party is because we allow them to write history. We can be respectful when someone dies but also tell 1/
The truth about their legacy, the good and the bad. And typically when you mention anything not perceived as good, you will get attacked for having no shame by conservatives. Because we are civil, we usually back down. But it’s in these times that legacy is written. 2/
Do you honestly think that conservatives would allow liberals to write good only legacy puff pieces and glorify Bill or Hillary as hero’s? And when they push back, so you think liberals will shame them into silence allow us to cement a puff piece into history? Hello no. 3/
So we wind up with puff pieces skewed to one political party and a more balanced view on another. We also can’t connect the dots of how certain people play a role through multiple conservative administrations or how themes and messaging develop and change (example, race) 4/
So that we can draw conclusions about where a party stands. Notice how few monuments and statues exist highlighting African American people or women. See any on our current? MLK got his statue in DC recently, still no women. That’s because of who writes history and determines 5/
What ends up being deemed significant. History is being written right now and there are plenty of good stories and plenty of bad stories that should be told and part of his legacy. 6/
Not to be hateful or score points but because those that don’t learn history are doomed to repeat it. And trust me, we are and have been in every Republican Administration since Nixon. 7/End
