James Gordon Bennett Medal Renamed

[t123ken]

FDNY renames highest medal after calling namesake ‘racist’

The Fire Department is renaming its highest medal for heroics after acknowledging the award was named after a man who “held deeply racist beliefs.” The James Gordon Bennett Medal, insti…

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[turk132]

Unbelievable........

 

[entropychaser]

Presentism..noun..uncritical adherence to present-day attitudes, especially the tendency to interpret past events in terms of modern values and concepts. Oxford Dictionary

 

[mikeindabronx]

http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/insider/resources/do/2020/076_sup_46_2020_eoe.pdf

 

[jtsjc1]

Its like a Communist takeover in this country. There's no history unless its approved by "them", everyone not agreeing is a racist or privileged and people are blacklisted for statements or writings that don't conform to the socialist viewpoint. I have nothing against Chief Ganci may he Rest In Peace but it has to be stopped or this country's history will be destroyed by people who in some cases aren't even old enough to drink. I'm truly disappointed in the FDNY for this nonsense. It's about who received the medal and why not who its named for.

 

[memory master]

I think it shows who is really running things and the Fire Dept. top brass is caving to political pressure in order to look good. I'm offended by this, I'm offended to be constantly demeaned, I'm offended to be constantly the target of protests. I'm offended by constantly being the brunt of all of this BS! I guess that's not going to get me or you anywhere is it? Ok, I just ranted my peaceful protest