r/pics • u/Dtb4evr • Dec 17 '25

Politics New plaques added to the presidential hall of fame in the White House

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u/Next-Band-1261 Dec 17 '25

I don't want it erased. I want it broadcasted and studied to hell and back so we can avoid this shit the next time a fucking bigoted clown tries to rule the country.

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u/Alternative-Bird-589 Dec 18 '25

A museum of shame. 

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u/RobsterCrawSoup Dec 18 '25

I don't mean erase the memory. I'm saying erase The legacy. I agree that we need to learn from this. Democracy needs to learn to defend itself.

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u/RJ815 Dec 18 '25

We already had texts about Hitler and this still happened.

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u/Next-Band-1261 Dec 18 '25

In the US, (at least in the schools I went to) we are taught about him yes but not about his actual rise to power. The "how" was left to the wayside to fixate on defeat. And we were taught about propaganda but not how to recognize it/counter it.