Juneteenth

[parrothead]

what is your opinion on Juneteenth being recognized as a federal holiday? I understand wanting to recognize and remember it

 

[lemartinsports]

freedom for the enslaved! that's an important thing

 

[Capitalist Pig]

They already got MLK Day, that seems enough to me

 

[Shortstop]

Never heard of it…

 

[sharpsquare]

why not? we can have federal holidays for whatever else so

It is a part of our history

 

[Tanko]

Juneteenth was created to appease a specific group of people. IMO it is not a good idea to have a holiday so specific to one group.

What happens when Mexican Americans demand Cinco de mayo be a national holiday????

What about Jewish people demanding Hannukkah as national holiday???

American Indians demaning June 25th (the day custer died) as national holiday???

You can go on and on and on.

 

[Tanko]

At a former company where I worked, to address these holidays they gave everyone 1 floating holiday that they could use to recognize any "special" holiday they wanted.

This was in addition to the standard days that have been around for decades.
New Years
Memorial Day
July 4th
Labor Day
T-Giving
X-mas

That way the company was not required to recognize any holiday that was race or specific religon related and everyone was treated fairly.

 

[2the9s]

You know you're dealing with a conservative when they'd rather go into work on a beautiful summer day instead of having the day off if it requires nominally commemorating slaves being freed.

Personally, I think it would make more sense to celebrate Rhode Island being the first state to abolish slavery rather than Texas for being the last... but I'll take the day off either way.

 

[Tanko]

I'm not a conservative nor a liberal.

It's great the slaves were freed. That was a significant injustice by our country but its a slippery road we walk on when we start declaring national holidays for specific events that are culturally related.

What about all the other holidays I mentioned? Do you support having national holidays for those?
My point is where does it end?

 

[Tanko]

Also, this was 100% a political move by Biden. That is clear.
He made an election year promise to get votes.

 

[2the9s]

What about all the other holidays I mentioned? Do you support having national holidays for those?
My point is where does it end?

The fallacy of the slippery slope.

 

[Tanko]

Disappointed. What a poor counter arguement.

 

[2the9s]

Hey, Tanko. Instead of us arguing about whether the slippery slope fallacy is actually a logical fallacy, let's have a good time and make the most of our day off.

I'm not drinking, but I'll raise a fork of turkey tenderloin to you when it comes out of the oven. GL in all things.

 

[BobbyFK]

Hey, Tanko. Instead of us arguing about whether the slippery slope fallacy is actually a logical fallacy, let's have a good time and make the most of our day off.

I'm not drinking, but I'll raise a fork of turkey tenderloin to you when it comes out of the oven. GL in all things.

That looks really good!

 

[Tanko]

Hey, Tanko. Instead of us arguing about whether the slippery slope fallacy is actually a logical fallacy, let's have a good time and make the most of our day off.

I'm not drinking, but I'll raise a fork of turkey tenderloin to you when it comes out of the oven. GL in all things.

Ok.

Good luck on your plays.

 

[Tanko]

I apologize 2the9s if I was being a dick.
You're right we don't need to argue over BS like this on a sports forum.

Good luck.

 

[Franklee168]

There is still plenty of slavery in the world we live in right now. To think all slavery has been abolished is naive thinking.

 

[Enikk]

That looks really good!

My 1st thought was Amber Heard's "Turd"

 

[Bubbles]

Never heard of it…

same here.

 

[BobbyFK]

My 1st thought was Amber Heard's "Turd"

Probably wasn't that big