“The Trump administration reinstalled a statue honoring a Confederate official near the U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington. The statue depicting Albert Pike…is the only one of its kind honoring a Confederate in the U.S. capital.” – New York Times social media post for its article about the Albert Pike statue
The PTSD that was caused by what was done to the Albert Pike statue (and the numerous, numerous similar instances around the country and world) is still at a point where I am unable to read the article itself, but I found this little synopsis noteworthy. The Albert Pike statue is the only one of its kind. How, then, can those who wish to obliterate such statues from public spaces claim that they are acting in the name of diversity and inclusion? Eliminating something that is the only one of its kind necessarily reduces diversity and is by its very nature anti-inclusive.
Now, thanks to the Trump administration, Albert Pike reclaims his place as the only Confederate in Washington, D.C. My only complaint about this situation is that there aren’t more like him.