Citizens who attended the unveiling of our Nation’s Official D-Day Memorial in Bedford this past week looked forward to honoring the fallen with family members, boozed up strangers and national brethren alike. Unfortunately, as individuals locked their gazes with that of the infamous butcher Stalin, alcohol levels weren’t the only thing on the rise.
Taking a cue from Big Daddy, onlookers channeled their best rendition of audacity as they attempted to legitimately be ’surprised’ by the inclusion of one of the greatest villains in History (a pawn though he was). Audacity turned to disgust, disgust to contempt, and finally, contempt evolved into proactive discontent. Not only have local lawmakers been bogged down with phone calls and emails demanding the removal of the Stalin shout-out, but multiple embassies have been distressed by an overflow of complaints from their respective communities. Europeans are particularly appalled as they have spent decades attempting to erase any trace of communist paraphernalia from their public areas.
Officials hope that the inscription below the bust will fend off activists for as long as it can, it reads:
“In memory of the tens of millions who died under Stalin’s rule and in tribute to all whose valor, fidelity, and sacrifice denied him and his successors victory in the cold war.”
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