It's Certainly a Hard One.

Much like vacating the arrest records of the Suffragettes.

It kind of feels like we're stripping him of his medals.

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/20/us/edmund-pettus-bridge-john-lewis-trnd/index.html



I mean.

Imagine this story. 20, 30 years down the line;

"Mamma. Why's there this one bridge in America. With a really racist name?"

 "Well. Let me tell you a story."

After all.

Don't we all lie. In defeat.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wanJQC5KAfo (The Night They Drive Old Dixie Down, Joan Baez, Official Audio, Topic).



In other news;

I've finally, finally got around to watching; "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."

 I may need to watch it again.

But I do so hope, in the sequel, that nasty undercut finally gets over herself.

In some sandy nation. All classified and such.

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