I mean, seriously, who needs history anyway, right? The Department of Defense has apparently decided to scrub all mentions of Jackie Robinson’s army history from their websites, because, you know, he was just a baseball player or something (and by something, I mean a trailblazing civil rights icon, but who’s counting?). And let’s be real, who doesn’t love a good game of “let’s erase the past” – it’s like a national pastime or something.
But I digress, because what’s really important here is that we’re talking about Jackie Robinson, the guy who broke the color barrier in baseball, and also happened to serve in the US Army during World War II – you know, no big deal. And now, his army history is just… gone, like it never existed, which is just fascinating from a historical perspective (or not, depending on how you look at it).
And don’t even get me started on the irony of it all – I mean, we’re living in a time where people are obsessed with history, and yet, we’re actively trying to erase it, which is just… wow. But hey, who needs facts when you have Google, right? (Just kidding, please don’t rely solely on Google for your historical facts, that’s just a recipe for disaster).
I’m just going to take a wild guess here, but maybe, just maybe, this has something to do with the whole “preserving our national heritage” thing, or lack thereof. But hey, what do I know, I’m no expert (although, I did stay at a Holiday Inn last night, so that’s gotta count for something, right?).
And let’s not forget the Library of Congress, which is just, like, the ultimate authority on all things historical (or so I’ve heard). I mean, can you imagine if they started scrubbing their archives too? It’s like, what’s next, book burning? (Just kidding, that’s never happened before, right?).
But in all seriousness, this is just ridiculous, and I’m not even sure what to say about it, except maybe that we should all just take a step back and relearn our history, because clearly, we’ve forgotten something along the way (like, I don’t know, the importance of preserving our national heritage?).
And can we talk about the US Army for a second? I mean, they’re the ones who are supposed to be preserving our nation’s history, right? But I guess that’s just too much to ask, because, you know, reasons (or so I’ve been told). But hey, who needs accountability when you have books, right?
I’m just going to say it – this whole thing is just a big mess, and I’m not even sure how we’re supposed to fix it, except maybe by, I don’t know, preserving our history instead of erasing it? But hey, what do I know, I’m just a caffeine-fueled ranting machine (and proud of it).