I do not know who opened the "Liberty Museum" but when it comes to
discussing the meaning of American liberty, in Philadelphia of all places, I
think the content seems entirely appropriate.

We have been trained as a culture to see liberty in terms of the weapons of
murder.  We killed to achieve liberty.  Our historical museums often glorify
war.  The Second Amendment, written at a time when our newly won freedoms
were still under threat, has been re-interpreted to reinforce the culture of
death by shooting.

Now, we are living with that toxic cultural bias.  Not having seen the
museum, I do read from these posts that it has made (perhaps none too
subtly) a "statement" that is long overdue.  Children who watch manslaughter
on TV and play Nintendo war games as entertainment DO need to see the types
of eye-opening (maybe even gory?) exhibits that have been described.

IMHO

Ross Weeks Jr.  (president, local SAR chapter)
Tazewell VA

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