The liberal rewrite of history continues.
The city of Austin has a "Equity Office."
The office was "created in 2016 to focus on advancing equity in all aspects of City operations," according to the city of Austin website. (www.austintexas.gov).
Also according to the city website, "Austin has a long history of systemic racism and racial inequity that continues today. Throughout history, communities of color have been excluded, marginalized, and discriminated against as a result of City policies and practices. This history was reinforced by segregationist policies throughout the 20th century affecting a range of Austin venues, including schools, public parks, and commercial businesses, among others."
What is Austin's solution to this problem? Change the name of the city - which also happens to be the capital of the state of Texas.
In yet another example of liberal history-erasing nonsense, Austin's "Equity Office" recently released a report which included details about renaming streets and landmarks in Austin that have ties to the Confederacy. For those needing a history lesson, Austin is named for the legendary Stephen F. Austin, regarded as the "Father of Texas."
It seems Austin - the man - supported slavery. Never mind the fact that Austin died in 1836, and that Texas did not secede from the Union until 1861 - the beginning of the Civil War.
For history-hating liberals, Austin qualifies as a symbol of the Confederacy.
According to the report by Austin's "Equity Office," changing the name of the capital of Texas is up for "secondary review."
While it would be surprising if this name-change gets much consideration, the idea of changing the name of the capital of Texas out of some misplaced sense of righting a wrong shows the slippery slope of today's political climate.
How does changing the name of the capital of Texas help those who are victims of "systemic racism and racial inequity that continues today" in Austin? And if the capital cannot be named after Austin, what of the countless entities across the Lone Star State that bear his name? What of Lubbock, which is named for Thomas S. Lubbock, who was a Confederate officer?
The report does ask a valid question as far as changing history by removing names, statues, etc. - "What’s next and where do we stop?"
How about we stop with meaningless gestures that attempt to erase history while doing nothing to help the victims of perceived inequality.