Presidential historian Lindsay Chervinsky argued on Monday, the day of the presidents, that the holiday should not be celebrated during a conversation at MSNBC, suggesting that the actions of different presidents be celebrated, but not the people themselves.
“It is a little little silly. I mean, we’ve had some real Duda, so I’m not sure we really want to celebrate all the presidents. And tradition actually comes from the celebration of birthdays, which is a celebration we inherited from the king’s celebration, and I’m just not sure this is exactly what we want. I think instead, it makes much more sense to celebrate actions, ”said Cervinsky, who is also the executive director of the Presidential Library George Washington.
Presidents Day happens on the third Monday of every February, and celebrates all American presidents, though initially celebrating George Washington’s birthday, which was February 22. Msnbc host Ali Vitali asked Chervinsky to explain why she felt the holiday was “funny.”
“Let us celebrate Washington by returning his command and ensuring that there was no military dictatorship. Let us celebrate the announcement of Lincoln’s emancipation. The things they actually had control over their birthday,” added it.
Vital then brought something Chervinsky said earlier on the show, “the idea that Trump posted something a little over the weekend, where he quoted Napoleon Bonaparte-Esque saying:” He who saves his country does not violate any law. “”
“It feels exactly the example of what you are saying we have to push against,” Vitali added.
Chervinsky agreed and said that a president should not be celebrated just because they exist.
“I think if we think of a president like someone to celebrate just because they exist, that’s what the king was, and that is why they celebrated the king’s birthday, then you kind – this evolves in that argument they can They do not wrong, ”Chervinsky continued.
Protests burst across the country today for Trump’s policies, according to reports, including outside Capitol in Washington, DC.
Vitali asked Chervinsky about “Star Power” often needed to win the presidency.
“I think it’s worth acknowledging, like, really great skills. It’s worth respecting those things. But I think if we see them like some other, it makes us believe we don’t have to criticize, don’t have to criticize We analyze, we should not be responsible, ”Chervinksy said.
She concluded that presidents should be celebrated for specific actions and leadership, not just because they are the person in power.
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