This is truly a sad day for all freedom-loving Americans. For some inexplicable reason the folks in charge of the iconic Empire State Building in New York City lit up the top floors of the building in red this evening to honor the Chinese communist regime’s 60th anniversary of rule over the world’s most populous nation. What kind of signal does this send to our friends and foes around the globe? That America respects the brutal regime and approves of their atrocious human rights record and policies?
This despicable event took place in the heart of downtown Manhattan, the financial capitol of the most successful free market driven nation in history. Empire State Building manager Joseph Bellina called the lights “a high honor” and said he was proud of the relationship between “our countries and our people.” It’s enough to make any freedom-loving person ill.
It’s hard to imagine our culture retreating any farther away from the pinnacle of noble ideals established by our nation’s founders than they have already, but it seems like it’s something new every day. Like I said, this is truly a sad day for all freedom-loving Americans.