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“We understood the mayor’s stance when she took those down to protect the men and woman that protect us in this city. We’re totally for that. That temporary time is up,” said JCCIA President Sergio Giangrande. “Mayor, we’re asking you to be a woman of your word and bring the statues back.”
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Expect no retraction or apology. This what they do.
Echoing others here, never believe promises that totalitarians make about “reversing” anything. They are always empty. Usually such despots don’t even bother because it’s an ongoing power grab.
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Lotsa luck expecting her to keep her word on that. What is the upside for her to bring the statues back that the Italian American community wants. Very little. It was never her intent to reverse what the troublemakers wanted– that would be the double cross that would hurt her more.
Don’t hold your breath. I doubt those statues are ever seen by the public again.
It’s up to Italian Americans to start running for and winning major offices again. There was a time, when Italian Americans had congresspeople, state legislators, alderpeople and more. ?