Orders from President Donald Trump for the National Park Service to scrub signs and displays of words considered to contain “improper partisan ideology” or negative or unpatriotic language are causing consternation among critics who say the parks are being asked to erase negative parts of American history.
“The whole thing is ‘flabbergasting,'” according to Dennis Arguelles, the Southern California director for the nonprofit National Parks Conservation Association, reported the Los Angeles Times Thursday. “These stories may not be flattering to American heritage, but they’re an integral part of our history. If we lose these stories, then we’re in danger of repeating some of these mistakes.”
Trump’s executive order, signed on March 27, went into effect last week, with national parks, monuments, and museums that are supervised by the Department of the Interior to make sure signs remind Americans of the country’s “extraordinary heritage, consistent progress toward becoming a more perfect Union, and unmatched record of advancing liberty, prosperity, and human flourishing.”
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