126 sats \ 11 replies \ @TNStacker 20 Jun \ on: The Problem with Juneteenth econ
The problem with Juneteenth is that once again something the Black community enjoyed amongst ourselves is commercialized and politicized. And because we are only 14% of the population we really have no say, but we get the bullshit.
Maybe it will settle down, once it doesn't feel like a new holiday anymore.
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I grew up in a very mixed community, I'm 54 years old and I never knew black people to be weak, full of self interest or needing special treatment. Half my teachers were black, 1/4 of my military bosses were black, I played Dungeons and Dragons with some black dudes, my wrestling coaches were black. I don't get it. They would be embarrassed over some weak ass shit holiday.
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Nope. No special treatment needed or desired. In fact the opposite. Just fairness and justice.
Ask them if they want you here speaking for them now (the fucking arrogance!) - shitting on the holiday?
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The real problem is that there is no them. There is no homogeneous black or for that matter white people or culture. It just doesn't exist.
Since I grew up in a military area. I played with kids from Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Vietnam, Korea and FRESH OFF THE BOAT African, Arab, Pakistan, Indian, ....
One of my art teachers in middle school, a "black" woman said that anyone who paints or draws a black person black or a white person white will get an F.
Juneteenth celebrates the last standing end of US slavery and it's directed towards black people but what about indentured servants from Ireland, England, Germany, Poland or Slavic (where we get the word, "slave" from) people? How about the many workers who still have their earnings confiscated before they are allowed to receive them?
How about those deep in debt. How about the Democratic/ Communist action to destroy families by getting the man out of the house?
Forcing people to participate in a holiday that marginalizes and segregates Americans is retarded. This also goes for the automatic notifications for for all political agenda holidays.
People don't want to understand how slavery happened and continues to go on. The United States is the largest consumer of child slavery! That's a fact. Child porn and trafficking has the largest consumer group in the United States. Is that not the continuation of slavery?
My great great grandfather was an indentured whaler. He jumped ship off the coast of Virginia and settled here. He worked for free for 10 years. He was also white.
My wife in Uzbekistan picked cotton in the 1960s and 1970s with her class mates for free by hand. This was for the Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan. By hand they picked cotton because it made it softer!
So getting triggered over my disapproval of a holiday that marginalizes people, makes people weak and rent seek is fine but you need to realize that slavery has not ended and that people all over the planet are being culled, killed, farmed and distracted by woke patronizing celebrations of central planned operations.
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Don't project your triggered attitude on to me. You post speaking for people. Then post saying those people don't exist.
Now here is a lot of words spewing more ignorance and arrogance.
Juneteenth celebrates the last standing end of US slavery and it's directed towards black people
Just wrong. Learn and read before spewing garbage, please.There are readily available resources, but you are obviously not interested. Just want to spew.
but what about indentured servants from Ireland, England, Germany, Poland or Slavic (where we get the word, "slave" from) people?
All are welcome to celebrate Freedom day or not. But again, you'd have to read and learn, which isn't your point is it?
How.can a celebration that already took place among Black be a holiday directed towards blacks?
More importantly, why do you have a problem with taking a celebration that was started by freed Black Texans and making it a freedom celebration for all?
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That's just my two sats. It's a holiday that has been placed upon me by central planners and if you like it or don't like it I don't care. It's secular. It's imposed and I don't need to bend a knee for it.
The declaration of Independence was written including all men. Even when it was written there were not free men but the cat was out of the bag and thus it was hard to say who it didn't represent.
How many faux freedom holidays do we need?
If it's a Texas thing then I have no problem with that.
Our government has tried many tricks against the population since 2020 and I'm not going to be read into the latest scam.
I'm glad that you support this psychological operation.
One of many.
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My people have celebrated Juneteenth for over a century. Yup we are part of this psyop you speak of.
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I understood that from earlier in the thread.
What I don't like is making me observe the holiday and expecting me to like it.
That's pure FIAT.
But you think that is good... Wait until the tides change and what you respect and like becomes bad news.
Clearly you don't see a problem with the Democratic mandates because you think you are special.
I'll state this and I know it's true. The good guys and the bad guys are the same people and they are keeping you entertained for a reason.
But full disclosure I zapped your responses because I thought maybe we'd have some good dialogue. Instead I've just wasted my time. At least I paid you for yours.
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Don't shit on my holiday. Shit on the government and white people honestly, using my holiday for their guilt, political tactic, commercialized event, youname it.
It is probably what you meant to do, but it is not what you express. But fuck that. I won't make excuses for you. You're a grown ass person who probably said exactly what you meant.
My holiday was fine without you for over a century. It will be fine without you going forward.
Nont whine about zapping. %hat was your choice and you meant it or not. Blaming me is just weak.
Your invited. Why do you feel an expectation to like it or participate? Coming from a family of war fighters and veterans and being a Christian, I watch people not participate, in any serious way, in Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Christmas, etc. They don't affect my celebration and I don't give a fuck how they spend their time.
So if a government decrees a holiday, you feel compelled to participate? Some how I doubt that and wonder that makes this different other than the current times and political environment. Who is making you feel this way?