“Hurtful to the Community”: Critics Force Removal of Republican Symbol from “Political Pattie’s”

In a new sign of the intolerance of our Age of Rage , liberal activists in D.C. have forced a politics-themed bar in Washington, D.C., "Political Pattie's," to remove the GOP political symbol from its building. The GOP pachyderm will be packed away to protect the sensibilities of Democrats. The appearance of the elephant was too triggering for liberals and boycotts were being threatened.

According to The Washingtonian, "Political Pattie's," the red elephant was removed before the opening because it "was hurtful to the community."

In a statement, owners Andrew Benbow and Sydney Bradford explained that "soon after our logo was painted on our building's facade, we realized that the representation of the red elephant was hurtful to the community."

While both Benbow and Bradford support Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, they were hoping to encourage discourse and "promote unity," according to Roll Call . Democrats would have none of it. They will also now repaint the word "Political" on the sign in blue to help maintain the apparent safe space for liberals.

The owners added "We view the online backlash that we've recently received to be mean spirited, especially considering our original and continued intent to be a space that is welcoming to ALL people, including members of the LGBTQ community." Yet, they yielded to that threatened cancel campaign.

Roughly half of this country is Republican or conservative according to presidential voting patterns. Yet, many Democrats cannot tolerate even the inclusion of both symbols for the political parties. They will now be able to eat and drink in the same type of echo chamber where they receive news and discuss politics. The "hurt" will be gone with the reference to alternative viewpoints.