The removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center is a much-needed act of iconoclasm | Judith Levine

The desecration of a ruler’s symbols is among the oldest forms of political revolt There’s a reason the first two of the Ten Commandments prohibit worshiping false gods and making false idols. And a reason iconoclasm – the desecration of the monuments of a hated ruler or regime…

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