Is Mount Rushmore Just A Big White Supremacist Propaganda Machine? The spectacle at Mount Rushmore last night was less a celebration of American exceptionalism and more an endorsement of the same old colonialist, racist ideology that's carved into those mountains. President Trump's speech about communism being the greatest threat to America is just a distraction from the real issue: these statues glorify four men who were architects of genocide against Indigenous peoples.

Let's be clear--Mount Rushmore wasn't built as an ode to democracy or freedom; it was a project conceived by sculptor Gutzon Borglum, a known white supremacist and Ku Klux Klan member. The monument was designed to assert dominance over Lakota lands and culture. And now Trump is using this site to prop up his own brand of nationalism at the expense of marginalized voices.

Look, I get it--these guys are part of our history. But we don't need to honor them as unblemished heroes. Washington owned slaves, Jefferson wrote about Indigenous peoples in ways that justified their extermination, Roosevelt was an expansionist who pushed for war against Native Americans and Filipino people.

And Lincoln? He was a reluctant emancipator at best. So when Trump talks about "American exceptionalism," he's not just talking about ideals; he's talking about the very real legacy of these men whose faces are carved into sacred land without consent.

This is a slap in the face to Indigenous rights and recognition. It's time for people to stop treating Mount Rushmore as an untouchable shrine and start asking hard questions about who it really serves. So here's my challenge: Who's going to stand up and say that these statues are fine as they are? Who's okay with celebrating a monument built on stolen land, by racist hands, in service of white supremacy?

Because I'm not. And if you're not either, then let's talk about real change--not just fireworks and empty rhetoric. Who's brave enough to defend this status quo?

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