A Washington, D.C. columnist, David Marcus, is calling on the owners of Washington’s NFL team to consider reinstating the team’s name back to the ‘Redskins,’ as a part of a broader movement to reverse the changes made during the 2020 social upheaval. His call follows President Donald Trump’s demand on the team’s owners to restore the name, echoing a growing sentiment among conservatives to revisit past decisions and restore what was lost.
Marcus argues that the removal of historical symbols and monuments, such as the Confederate statues, the Emancipation Memorial in Boston, and other iconic figures, was an overreach and that society should reclaim its history. The columnist emphasizes the need for a rational process to evaluate which historical symbols should remain, suggesting that the removal of such symbols was an irreversible mistake.
His call for the restoration of the ‘Redskins’ name follows President Trump’s pressure on the team’s owners to consider doing so, highlighting a growing sentiment to revisit past decisions and restore what was lost. Marcus also references the removal of the Emancipation Memorial, a statue of Abraham Lincoln freeing a slave, arguing that history should be reclaimed and respected.
He points to the removal of various monuments, including the one of Christopher Columbus and Teddy Roosevelt, as examples of what he believes should be restored, asserting that the historical narrative should be reestablished. Marcus believes that the decision to remove such symbols was an overreach and that society must take steps to reclaim its history.