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Author: TriSec
Date: 04/15/2025 09:21:35
Good Morning.
I'm sure you're aware what this weekend is?
I'm not talking about Easter. A quarter-millennium ago, at the nearby farming communities of Lexington and Concord, some sparkling action against our British oppressors took place.
A mere sixteen months ago, we had a massive celebration and re-enactment in the middle of downtown Boston to honor the anniversary of The Destruction of the Tea. For a full year prior to that, the city was abuzz. It was promoted heavily, and thousands of people were crammed into the South Boston waterfront to witness the event when it finally happened. It sure was a lot of fun.
At that time, we were all looking forward to the next series of events. Some of us are old enough to remember the Bicentennial fifty years ago; I myself took part in several of those events as a rather young Cub Scout.
So what happened?
What should be another grand, celebratory national event has withered and died on the vine. There has been no buzz this time around. Tourism and visitations to this city are completely flat. Given that many of the participants in those long-ago events were Freemasons, there is a surprising lack of interest from that community in the commemorative events. (More than 10,000 Brothers attended the Tea Party re-enactment)
Oh, maybe this had something to do with it?
The celebrations in my part of the world will press on, but it already feels more like a wake and funeral than any sort of celebration.
Make no mistake;
EVERYTHING HE TOUCHES TURNS TO SHIT.
I'm sure you're aware what this weekend is?
I'm not talking about Easter. A quarter-millennium ago, at the nearby farming communities of Lexington and Concord, some sparkling action against our British oppressors took place.
A mere sixteen months ago, we had a massive celebration and re-enactment in the middle of downtown Boston to honor the anniversary of The Destruction of the Tea. For a full year prior to that, the city was abuzz. It was promoted heavily, and thousands of people were crammed into the South Boston waterfront to witness the event when it finally happened. It sure was a lot of fun.
At that time, we were all looking forward to the next series of events. Some of us are old enough to remember the Bicentennial fifty years ago; I myself took part in several of those events as a rather young Cub Scout.
So what happened?
What should be another grand, celebratory national event has withered and died on the vine. There has been no buzz this time around. Tourism and visitations to this city are completely flat. Given that many of the participants in those long-ago events were Freemasons, there is a surprising lack of interest from that community in the commemorative events. (More than 10,000 Brothers attended the Tea Party re-enactment)
Oh, maybe this had something to do with it?
WASHINGTON — Community celebrations being planned to commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary next year are at risk of being significantly scaled back or canceled because of federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump's administration, according to multiple state humanities councils across the country.
The councils have been working on programming for America250, an initiative marking the milestone anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But the Republican administration's deep cost-cutting effort across the federal government has led the National Endowment for the Humanities to cancel its grants for state humanities councils. That has left them with less money for programming to plan for the celebration, ranging from themed K-12 school curriculums to special events at public libraries.
“I cannot imagine how we’re supposed to have a national commemoration that’s meaningful for people where they live without the humanities being supported,” said Gabrielle Lyon, executive director of Illinois Humanities, the state's humanities council.
“What is it going to mean for small towns and rural communities who were expecting the possibility of having grants to do special exhibits, special commemorations, their own programs, and speakers and performers? All of that is now extremely tenuous. And those are exactly the kinds of things people have been looking forward to."
The celebrations in my part of the world will press on, but it already feels more like a wake and funeral than any sort of celebration.
Make no mistake;
EVERYTHING HE TOUCHES TURNS TO SHIT.
