Juneteenth

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In case you were wondering how Trump feels about Juneteenth, this is from his Truth (sic) Social account:


Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed. The workers don’t want it either! Soon we’ll end up having a holiday for every once working day of the year. It must change if we are going to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

According to Wikipedia, the U.S. has among the fewest number of public holidays (11), the same number as the U.K. and Canada.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case you were wondering how Trump feels about Juneteenth, this is from his Truth (sic) Social account:


Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed. The workers don’t want it either! Soon we’ll end up having a holiday for every once working day of the year. It must change if we are going to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

According to Wikipedia, the U.S. has among the fewest number of public holidays (11), the same number as the U.K. and Canada.

But how many billionaires does UK and Canada have?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case you were wondering how Trump feels about Juneteenth, this is from his Truth (sic) Social account:


Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed. The workers don’t want it either! Soon we’ll end up having a holiday for every once working day of the year. It must change if we are going to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

According to Wikipedia, the U.S. has among the fewest number of public holidays (11), the same number as the U.K. and Canada.

But how many billionaires does UK and Canada have?

The US is winning because we concentrate wealth in the hands of a tiny few?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We already have MLK holiday. Juneteenth is just more DEI overkill. How about establishing a day of reflection in remembrance of the genocide of American Indians at Wounded Knee Creek, the Trail of Tears, etc. ?

Let's do it. Do you agree?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s so bizarre to me that any president would go after federal holidays. Literally nobody is in favor of less holidays.

We should have one federal holiday each month so workers have one long weekend each month. We need more holidays, not less.

His bizarre stance should be a red flag.

It's a red hat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Having Junteenth off is code for having a fake email job with a leftist employer. I kind of get why people scoff at it. I used to live in Texas and it made sense as a holiday there. It makes a lot less sense in, say, Connecticut.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case you were wondering how Trump feels about Juneteenth, this is from his Truth (sic) Social account:


Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed. The workers don’t want it either! Soon we’ll end up having a holiday for every once working day of the year. It must change if we are going to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

According to Wikipedia, the U.S. has among the fewest number of public holidays (11), the same number as the U.K. and Canada.

Public holidays are different from federal holidays. Haven’t you noticed that by now?

When I worked for Lockheed Martin they had the best policy: office shutdown the last 7 days of the calendar year, all national public holidays off, 5-7 floating federal holidays to use as you & your family needed or celebrated, 21 PTO days, unlimited sick days, and all unused PTO days were kept until you left and you’d be paid out.

Nothing to argue about, no one abused sick days, and everyone got their work done well and on time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In case you were wondering how Trump feels about Juneteenth, this is from his Truth (sic) Social account:


Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
Too many non-working holidays in America. It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of these businesses closed. The workers don’t want it either! Soon we’ll end up having a holiday for every once working day of the year. It must change if we are going to, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

According to Wikipedia, the U.S. has among the fewest number of public holidays (11), the same number as the U.K. and Canada.

Public holidays are different from federal holidays. Haven’t you noticed that by now?

When I worked for Lockheed Martin they had the best policy: office shutdown the last 7 days of the calendar year, all national public holidays off, 5-7 floating federal holidays to use as you & your family needed or celebrated, 21 PTO days, unlimited sick days, and all unused PTO days were kept until you left and you’d be paid out.

Nothing to argue about, no one abused sick days, and everyone got their work done well and on time.

Did you have a point?

There are every few state and local public holidays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

The end of slavery isn’t specific to Texas, but Juneteenth is. The more logical date to celebrate would be the ratification of the 13th amendment, which legally ended slavery for everyone in the US.

This. They chose the wrong date.

No, it's perfect. It's the date that represents all enslaved people (in the US) being free. No one left behind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We already have MLK holiday. Juneteenth is just more DEI overkill. How about establishing a day of reflection in remembrance of the genocide of American Indians at Wounded Knee Creek, the Trail of Tears, etc. ?

Are you saying we should only have one holiday that has Black people at its center (as well as White people) because you don't like DEI?

[Anonymous]

No be likes DEI; it’s BS, discriminatory, and implemented by idiots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No be likes DEI; it’s BS, discriminatory, and implemented by idiots.

Try again when you’re sober.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We already have MLK holiday. Juneteenth is just more DEI overkill. How about establishing a day of reflection in remembrance of the genocide of American Indians at Wounded Knee Creek, the Trail of Tears, etc. ?

Are you saying we should only have one holiday that has Black people at its center (as well as White people) because you don't like DEI?

DP. At roughly 1/8 of the population that seems fair. They have two now, which is over representing them, but not as badly as say advertising. We need a new Hispanic holiday instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No be likes DEI; it’s BS, discriminatory, and implemented by idiots.

You believe that because someone lied to you and told you DEI is about discriminating against white people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We already have MLK holiday. Juneteenth is just more DEI overkill. How about establishing a day of reflection in remembrance of the genocide of American Indians at Wounded Knee Creek, the Trail of Tears, etc. ?

Are you saying we should only have one holiday that has Black people at its center (as well as White people) because you don't like DEI?

DP. At roughly 1/8 of the population that seems fair. They have two now, which is over representing them, but not as badly as say advertising. We need a new Hispanic holiday instead.

I don’t see MLK day as a “Black Holiday” but I guess it depends on your perspective on it.