There appears to be radicalism in current Nashua city government to revise American political tradition.

Most recently the Board of Aldermen resolved that Columbus Day be renamed Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Under the guise of a “welcoming city” many are thereby declared unwelcome.

This resolution represents the zeal by aldermen with private agenda to rewrite American history, same as other extremists are tumbling Civil War statues, removing confederate flags and renaming identities and symbols, claiming cultural injury.

In recognizing one cultural group, Native-Americans, another cultural group, Italian-Americans, is rejected. Not very welcoming, folks.

The underhanded way this was done demands particular attention. The aldermen, in voting to eliminate a nearly 100 years old federal holiday, avoided public debate by not placing this question before the city voters as a non-binding referendum.

Alderman Lopez, a strong proponent, stated during an aldermanic meeting considering adoption, “….there are people who want to be heard … we give the opportunity to the public to debate the issue.” But no public debate was scheduled.

What is next? Destroy The Alamo because it symbolizes the confiscation of Texas and most of the Western United States from the Mexicans? Remove a flag from City Hall Plaza that recognizes females because it offends transgendered males?

I strongly recommend placing before city voters during the next municipal election the question on whether Columbus Day should be replaced with Indigenous Peoples’ Day so that this can be publicly debated.

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