Law Juneteenth as Federal Holiday

[M3t4tr0n]

We should all thank President Donald Trump.

Trump Claims ‘Nobody Had Ever Heard Of’ Juneteenth Before He Made It ‘Very Famous’

President Trump took credit for popularizing Juneteenth in an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, stating that no one had ever heard of the June 19 holiday commemorating the emancipation of black slaves in the U.S. before he scheduled a political rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on that day, claiming, "I did something good: I made Juneteenth very famous

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommyb...h-before-he-made-it-very-famous/#4e600618133e

"Very famous"

 

[M3t4tr0n]

Government workers could use more time off paid for by taxpayers. I was just thinking how much I'd love my tax dollars to pay for more days off for beurocrats and politicians.

Muh taxes!

 

[Corn Pop Hombre]

National would be great. NY moved in the right direction recently.



Soul Food.

Millions of Black Americans so you kno

So I know? You think I'm not aware of who was liberated from slavery? lol

 

[Corn Pop Hombre]

We should all thank President Donald Trump.

Trump Claims ‘Nobody Had Ever Heard Of’ Juneteenth Before He Made It ‘Very Famous’

President Trump took credit for popularizing Juneteenth in an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, stating that no one had ever heard of the June 19 holiday commemorating the emancipation of black slaves in the U.S. before he scheduled a political rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on that day, claiming, "I did something good: I made Juneteenth very famous

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommyb...h-before-he-made-it-very-famous/#4e600618133e

malignant narcissism

 

[Hadron90]

I had never heard of it before this year, but I'm not opposed to it. As long as we are adding Holidays, not swapping them. I don't want to lose Columbus day.

 

[nostradumbass]

Muh taxes!

Yeah, those of us who actually pay taxes have skin in the game. For deadbeats like yourself, no reason to care since you're a non-contributor anyway. You can celebrate by cleaning the hot pocket sleeves out of your bunkbed.

 

[Hadron90]

We should all thank President Donald Trump.

Trump Claims ‘Nobody Had Ever Heard Of’ Juneteenth Before He Made It ‘Very Famous’

President Trump took credit for popularizing Juneteenth in an interview with the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, stating that no one had ever heard of the June 19 holiday commemorating the emancipation of black slaves in the U.S. before he scheduled a political rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on that day, claiming, "I did something good: I made Juneteenth very famous

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommyb...h-before-he-made-it-very-famous/#4e600618133e

That was definitely true in my case. My wife and I were like "what the fuck is Juneteenth" when articles first starting popping up about Trump scheduling his rally on Juneteenth.

 

[Javelina]

So if we get a Juneteenth/Emancipation Day holiday then the big red state wins?
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i'm not sure i follow what you mean, but it has been a state holiday here since 1980 and celebrated before that. it celebrates general granger proclaiming all slaves were free in galveston, tx on 19 jun 1865.

i was just stating history. do you want to get into cinco de mayo and diez y seis de septiembre?

 

[morgado388]

Every holiday is "made up", you dork.

That's the point.

 

[Javelina]

Just like kwanza

Just like some white people thinking reparations is the most important issue for black people

Just like some white people thinking black people only care about murder when its white on black

Its a made for tv storyline

A strawman, some would say

i was actually at an airport and overheard some guys coming up with the concept of kwanza. you know i have a bit of a sweet tooth so my only suggestion was that it should have a cake to go with it

 

[Brodels]

I don't give a shit what the reason is, I'll take an extra paid day off for anything.

 

[asdffdsa]

Isn't that just Black Friday?

Should be Ashy Wednesday.

 

[TheComebackKid]

The last thing so called black people need is more pagan holy days to celebrate

 

[bobgeese]

I love me some days off.

 

[MMAGA]

How is juneteenth NOT already a federal holiday? All of the bullshit we have holidays for and the day millions of people were liberated from bondage isnt one of them? What the fuck?

“Millions”? Are you factoring in slave trading by muslims, too?

 

[Graves The Elder]

pfft, we already have an MLK day.
Michael King was a philandering fraud who changed his name for effect.
sure, give us a juneteenth holiday, a malcomX day, a georgefloyd day, and why not, a snoopdogg day. too bad cosby fucked hisself over, we could have a fat albert day as well.

 

[Corn Pop Hombre]

“Millions”? Are you factoring in slave trading by muslims, too?

Lol how many slaves do you think there were?

 

[Queen B]

On that subject, I also support renaming Thanksgiving to Indigenous People's Day.

Its not Thanksgiving when we celebrate slaughter of Native Americans

 

[Corn Pop Hombre]

pfft, we already have an MLK day.
Michael King was a philandering fraud who changed his name for effect.
sure, give us a juneteenth holiday, a malcomX day, a georgefloyd day, and why not, a snoopdogg day.

Wow you're really such an extreme racist that the day the slaves were freed shouldn't be a national holiday because of mlk day? lol. Why should we have memorial day?!? We already have veterans day!!!

 

[luckyshot]

Tangentially related: I came across this video today and thought it was fascinating.



Part of the reason people are ignorant about history is because they are ignorant about the reasons WHY they are ignorant about history.