With everything happening, it's time to recognize Juneteenth as a National Holiday

[SixFoot]

That’s always a plus! Can everyone be black for a day kinda like they do for St Patrick’s?

[WuWei]

@SixFoot

That’s always a plus! Can everyone be black for a day kinda like they do for St Patrick’s?

I don’t know, but I doubt it.

[SixFoot]

Well, that’s not very inclusive. lol

[Nemesis]

@zantax

@Scratch

@zantax

Just wondering why black people should get a holiday,

I’m sure you are…after all they had same experience as whites for the first 100 years or so of this country. Blacks had every opportunity to make something of themselves just like whites back then.

It was no picnic for most white people either.

Are you seriously saying slaves had it no worse than anyone else.

[zantax]

@Nemesis

@zantax

@Scratch

@zantax

Just wondering why black people should get a holiday,

I’m sure you are…after all they had same experience as whites for the first 100 years or so of this country. Blacks had every opportunity to make something of themselves just like whites back then.

It was no picnic for most white people either.

Are you seriously saying slaves had it no worse than anyone else.

I assume you can read, is that what I wrote?

[Nemesis]

@zantax

@Nemesis

@zantax

@Scratch

@zantax

Just wondering why black people should get a holiday,

I’m sure you are…after all they had same experience as whites for the first 100 years or so of this country. Blacks had every opportunity to make something of themselves just like whites back then.

It was no picnic for most white people either.

Are you seriously saying slaves had it no worse than anyone else.

I assume you can read, is that what I wrote?

Sure can mate. Its all clear as a bell. Thank you.

[zantax]

@Nemesis

@zantax

@Nemesis

@zantax

@Scratch

@zantax

Just wondering why black people should get a holiday,

I’m sure you are…after all they had same experience as whites for the first 100 years or so of this country. Blacks had every opportunity to make something of themselves just like whites back then.

It was no picnic for most white people either.

Are you seriously saying slaves had it no worse than anyone else.

I assume you can read, is that what I wrote?

Sure can mate. Its all clear as a bell. Thank you.

So my assumption was erroneous.

[WuWei]

@Nemesis

@zantax

@Nemesis

@zantax

@Scratch

@zantax

Just wondering why black people should get a holiday,

I’m sure you are…after all they had same experience as whites for the first 100 years or so of this country. Blacks had every opportunity to make something of themselves just like whites back then.

It was no picnic for most white people either.

Are you seriously saying slaves had it no worse than anyone else.

I assume you can read, is that what I wrote?

Sure can mate. Its all clear as a bell. Thank you.

Strawman

[WildRose]

No, making it a national holiday would make no sense whatsoever considering the history and significance of the date.

[WildRose]

All Americans have July 4th.

[WildRose]

Depending on which state they lived in, “Yes”, is the correct answer.

No matter which state they lived in though they were freed of being British Subjects and one step closer to equality.

[Nemesis]

@WuWei

@Nemesis

@zantax

@Nemesis

@zantax

@Scratch

@zantax

Just wondering why black people should get a holiday,

I’m sure you are…after all they had same experience as whites for the first 100 years or so of this country. Blacks had every opportunity to make something of themselves just like whites back then.

It was no picnic for most white people either.

Are you seriously saying slaves had it no worse than anyone else.

I assume you can read, is that what I wrote?

Sure can mate. Its all clear as a bell. Thank you.

Strawman

I have no idea what you are attempting to say with this one word reply.

[WuWei]

@Nemesis

@WuWei

@Nemesis

@zantax

@Nemesis

@zantax

@Scratch

@zantax

Just wondering why black people should get a holiday,

I’m sure you are…after all they had same experience as whites for the first 100 years or so of this country. Blacks had every opportunity to make something of themselves just like whites back then.

It was no picnic for most white people either.

Are you seriously saying slaves had it no worse than anyone else.

I assume you can read, is that what I wrote?

Sure can mate. Its all clear as a bell. Thank you.

Strawman

I have no idea what you are attempting to say with this one word reply.

Sure you do. You made a strawman.

[Nemesis]

@WuWei

@Nemesis

@WuWei

@Nemesis

@zantax

@Nemesis

@zantax

@Scratch

@zantax

Just wondering why black people should get a holiday,

I’m sure you are…after all they had same experience as whites for the first 100 years or so of this country. Blacks had every opportunity to make something of themselves just like whites back then.

It was no picnic for most white people either.

Are you seriously saying slaves had it no worse than anyone else.

I assume you can read, is that what I wrote?

Sure can mate. Its all clear as a bell. Thank you.

Strawman

I have no idea what you are attempting to say with this one word reply.

Sure you do. You made a strawman.

I know what a strawman is (probably the most overused word on this forum) but mate, it would help if you formulated responses in an understandable sentence.

Peace and love my friend.

[WuWei]

@Nemesis

I know what a strawman is (probably the most overused word on this forum) but mate, it would help if you formulated responses in an understandable sentence.

Peace and love my friend.

If you know what a strawman is, the most overused fallacy by libs on this forum, one word and a quote of the post is enough. Verbosity is not an attribute in a man.

Riot and looting my lib.

[FloridaYankee]

@zantax

@PurpnGold

@zantax

Who is pretending it did? It did however mean independence for the country every American now calls home. My white ancestors didn’t have any good reason to especially like this country until fairly recently either. Ask my sharecropper grandfather on one side and my miner grandfather who wasn’t paid enough to put food on the table or shoes on his kids feet, who was brutalized by government enforcers for asking for higher pay and then died of black lung at fifty how much allegiance they had to America.

But they were free, right?

Yes, I believe I mentioned, they were free to do as they were told or have their heads busted open, while they watched their children go hungry. Free to go and die in wars they didn’t start too. Oh wait, no, they were conscripted.

They should have moved to a better neighborhood.

[WuWei]

@zantax

Free to go and die in wars they didn’t start too. Oh wait, no, they were conscripted.

Just black people were conscripted?

[FloridaYankee]

@NativeSun

@zantax

@NativeSun

@zantax

@NativeSun

So you’re saying get rid of the 4th and other holidays?

Again, no, the fourth is a holiday for everyone, not just for white people. Are you glad this country exists or not? If you prefer England, you know where the airport is.

I FINALLY figured out how to show the quote!
Okay so listen dude, the 4th was a white holiday at it’s inception… but it’s still American history and BECAME a holiday for all as time progressed.

I’m saying, Juneteenth is a primarily celebrated by African Americans, but it’s just as much American history as the 4th… Shouldn’t it be celebrated by everyone too???

In my view, we have more than enough national holidays as it is. We start giving one out to every ethnicity with some event in us history to celebrate and we won’t have any days of work left. Was it any more important than the end of Native American genocide? But I have no objection if it’s a working holiday. We can have as many of those as you want.

Yeah, I don’t think anyone is calling for a celebration of native genocide
If we have too many holidays then cut one out. Take your pick.

Also, you continue to fail in understanding this is an enormous event in American history. More Americans died than any other war to date for Juneteenth to occur. It’s only an “ethnic holiday” because we allow it to be. This is American history. Just like Independence Day.

Otherwise… we can set the narrative straight on all these other holidays you simply accept as “American” but are ethnic in origin.

@NativeSun

@zantax

@NativeSun

@zantax

@NativeSun

So you’re saying get rid of the 4th and other holidays?

Again, no, the fourth is a holiday for everyone, not just for white people. Are you glad this country exists or not? If you prefer England, you know where the airport is.

I FINALLY figured out how to show the quote!
Okay so listen dude, the 4th was a white holiday at it’s inception… but it’s still American history and BECAME a holiday for all as time progressed.

I’m saying, Juneteenth is a primarily celebrated by African Americans, but it’s just as much American history as the 4th… Shouldn’t it be celebrated by everyone too???

In my view, we have more than enough national holidays as it is. We start giving one out to every ethnicity with some event in us history to celebrate and we won’t have any days of work left. Was it any more important than the end of Native American genocide? But I have no objection if it’s a working holiday. We can have as many of those as you want.

Yeah, I don’t think anyone is calling for a celebration of native genocide
If we have too many holidays then cut one out. Take your pick.

Also, you continue to fail in understanding this is an enormous event in American history. More Americans died than any other war to date for Juneteenth to occur. It’s only an “ethnic holiday” because we allow it to be. This is American history. Just like Independence Day.

Otherwise… we can set the narrative straight on all these other holidays you simply accept as “American” but are ethnic in origin.

We, as a country, ended slavery. Damn, if that ain’t cause for celebration I don’t know what is!!!

Signed, A White American

[Nemesis]

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@Nemesis

I know what a strawman is (probably the most overused word on this forum) but mate, it would help if you formulated responses in an understandable sentence.

Peace and love my friend.

If you know what a strawman is, the most overused fallacy by libs on this forum, one word and a quote of the post is enough. Verbosity is not an attribute in a man.

Riot and looting my lib.
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I finish some of my posts with peace and love because I genuinely Want that for the world. I truly hope the use of riot and looting as a sign off is not something that anyone would desire for the world.

Not sure how One word replies are conducive to debate and discussion but hey ho.

[WuWei]

Embrace the hate.

Learn the quote function.