Most of us have at least heard of the ACLU by now, but how many of us actually know of their beginnings and their purpose? If you would go to the Stop the ACLU website, you would be shocked…maybe.
Today’s blogburst is something I find appalling but something I would expect of a Stalinist. See if you agree.
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Just for reference, the ACLU was founded by a Communist on Communist ideals, so it isn’t a surprise they are freaking out a private art school to remove a banner displaying an image of Josef Stalin.
The New York Civil Liberties Union has demanded that city officials explain why they ordered a private art school to remove a banner displaying an image of Josef Stalin.
In a letter Thursday to the Department of Buildings, NYCLU executive director Donna Lieberman expressed concern that the banner was taken down from The Cooper Union after some residents of the local Ukrainian community complained that it “seemed to promote” the Soviet dictator on the 75th anniversary of a famine he imposed. The famine, called the Holodomor, killed millions of Ukrainians.
The banner was part of an art exhibit, “Stalin by Picasso, or Portrait of Woman with Mustache.” Lene Berg, the artist who created the banner, said it was intended to provoke discussion about the relationship between art and politics.
The 52-foot-by-36-foot banner features a reproduction of a 1953 Pablo Picasso portrait of Stalin. At the time, the image was viewed as a critique of the Soviet leader.
But the Ukrainian community found it offensive, said Tamara Olexy, president of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America.
“It’s like hanging a portrait of Hitler in a synagogue or in a Jewish community,” she said.
After receiving several complaints, the Department of Buildings investigated the banner’s legality and determined it violated construction and zoning regulations, the agency said Friday.
“We determined the sign was too high, too large, lacked a permit and blocked the building’s windows,” buildings spokeswoman Kate Lindquist wrote in an e-mail. “The department does not regulate sign content.”
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I am on the side of the Ukrainians. This would have the same effect on me if it were a portait of the Turkish butcher who murdered my relatives in Armenia. The only discussion you would provoke, you jerk, is one of violence. And you know it.
Source: Stop the ACLU.
Cross-posted @ Rosemary’s Thoughts.
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