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Let us set the WayBack machine to 1933, Sherman.

Mere months after becoming chancellor of Germany in 1933, Hitler established the Reichskulturkammer (RKK) under the leadership of propaganda minister Josef Goebbels. Seven departments were created to oversee, respectively, film, music, visual arts, theatre, literature, media, and radio. In order to work as a professional artist, people had to obtain an Aryan certificate and register with the the RKK.

Cultural works in the Third Reich were supposed to glorify Germany and the regime, and to embody Aryan values. But it wasn’t clear what criteria would or could be used to define ‘Aryan’ art. Unsurprisingly, the people most responsible for making these decisions had different tastes. Goebbels actually enjoyed and collected some abstract art, while Alfred Rosenberg “liked the pastoral, romantic style that depicted humble farmers, rural landscapes and blond maidens.” Heinrich Himmler preferred “mystical, Germanic art that harked back to a tribal past.” For several years, these men battled it out to determine what should be the standard.

Now let's fast forward to today.

Now, with that history in mind, let’s jump to the present.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday taking aim at the Smithsonian and its museums, education and research centers. Trump directed Vice President JD Vance to eliminate ‘improper, divisive, or anti-American’ ideology from programs at the Smithsonian Institution, which receives federal funding.
The presidential order seeks to restore “truth and sanity to American history by revitalizing key cultural institutions and reversing the spread of divisive ideology.” It states that President Trump wants the Smithsonian to exhibit work that “celebrates American history and ingenuity, serves as a symbol to the world of American greatness, and makes America proud.”

It further states, under the heading “COMBATING CORROSIVE IDEOLOGY,” that “In the last decade, Americans have witnessed a concerted effort to rewrite American history and force our nation to adopt a factually baseless ideology aimed at diminishing American achievement.”

There's much more at the link.
https://www.progresspond.com/2025/03/28/day-69-j-d...

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Following up on an earlier post of mine-

Authoritarian governments go after the teachers and the artists

This is nothing new. In fact, it is an old, old story. Stalin banned American jazz. Hitler banned art that challenged the idea of Nordic racial superiority

Freedom of expression is anathema to these guys. They not only disappear people. They disappear art and unapproved ideas.

For all of their animus toward Hollywood, they take the matter of art very seriously, and will use the apparatus of the state to smash artistic expression that doesn’t accord with their approved ideological purity.

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“In the last decade, Americans have witnessed a concerted effort to rewrite American history and force our nation to adopt a factually baseless ideology aimed at diminishing American achievement.”

What utter bullshit.

This fascist-tilting administration wants to do away with factual history.

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What utter bullshit.

Fits right in with the original MAGA idea that every accusation is actually a confession.

--Peter

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