I remember some years back being in London at Buckingham Palace and thinking that there was nothing majestic nor spectacular about the royal palace beyond the pomp and circumstance of changing of the guard and of course, it's historical value. I was struck that it was an unattractive building.
Some years later, while in Australia, I shared my sentiment with a British guy I met. He laughed and matched my disappointment of his visit to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. He said, "Are you kidding? The White House is just a house!". He went on to say that normal people had houses bigger and better than the White House. To which we both laughed, as I conceded his point.
Actually, there is nothing cosmetically spectacular about either of these edifices other than the history and nostalgia associated with them both. History and nostalgia that matters. History and nostalgia worth preserving. But both buildings are visually unremarkable.
Nonetheless, I find myself unexpectedly affected by the demolition of the White House without consultation, input from, or warning to, We the People who would have undoubtedly rejected such an action we were assured was not going to happen. Once again, we were deceived.
It seems amazing however, that the White House was not protected as a landmark under an act of historic preservation. Not that it would have much mattered. This administration operates with no regard for rules, of law or otherwise. It is truly a sad day in America.
It comes as no surprise that this demolition was conveniently and strategically delayed until after No Kings Day. The seven million protesters we saw gather in all 50 states on October 18, 2025, would have doubled in numbers. This is the very type of violation of public trust that will serve to awaken and prayerfully, unite Americans. This is good.
The White House is thought to be The People’s House. We The People did not ask for renovations, nor do we desire a ballroom.
I do not consider myself patriotic in any way. Again, however, I was affected by the desecration of the White House. Visualization of the demolition of the White House, is a symbolic visualization of the current demolition of the United States government, the country, life and basic American freedoms We The People have come to know, love, expect, and take for granted. Where and how does this end?
So, tell me again, WHO hates America? I'm listening...
I find his destruction of the White House as another way also to remove African Americans contributions to this country. Another eraser of us, our ancestors, in particular who built this house! It continues to show that they, white racist old white men can’t stand the fact that they want to be like us!
ReplyDeleteThey more they scream they hate us, they more it says, I am inadequate because I can’t do like them. The education, the strength, the swag, the charisma, the compassion, the empathy and the ingenuity to make anything out of nothing. They hate that they couldn’t be us so they had our woman raise their kids! Think about that - if I truly hated someone, I would not want them anywhere near my kids forming. But they knew we could teach them how to behave & become good citizens. They can’t regenerate it no matter how they try so they tear down everything.
Well you hateful undercover lovers of us black folks, you can tear down every building we ever made and it still will not fill that empty whole inside you that’s says - you are not like us! You will never be us! We will always be who we are. They need to learn to live with their inadequacies and stop taking it out on us!
But again, keep it up. It only makes us stronger!
Thank you, Miss Higgi, for naming the symbolic meaning of the demolition of the White House!
DeleteSince writing this I have come to understand the source of at least of some of my emotions about demolition of the White House. It is the house that My Ancestors built. This action, especially by this administration, is feeling like an expansion of the eradication of Black history. I'm sure that is why, or at least part of why, I was affected..
ReplyDeleteI could have just as easily called this blog post, "The House That My Ancestors Built"...
Godzilla and his wrecking ball at work. This property and its content does fall under preservation. However, it's symbolic that the current occupant has taken a lot of liberty with the destruction that he is beseiging on our planet ...the impact of this destruction reaches far beyond 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue to the shores of the Caribbean and South America where covert war is being waged on our neighbors. Meanwhile the Treasury is being plundered in the billions as surety to his cronies.
ReplyDeleteThis version of Amerikkka has put a pox on the USA. Looking at a new fiddler move over Nero
Having been a guest of the White House under two administrations and knowing the history of the enslaved hands that actually built it, I was saddened and sickened by its desecration--in spirit and in fact. Factually: the East Wing was not part of the original structure. It was added in 1902, later extended, and has since been seen as an integral part of the structure. That said: there is something noxious about demolishing "The People's House" without the people's permission. This desecration feels not only symbolic but a portent of what else is to come under this administration. It's a tragedy.
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