Joe Biden Signs Bill For Juneteenth As A Federal Holiday

[Copy Ninja]

An extra federal holiday is good for everyone.

We got an email earlier this evening after work telling us that since tomorrow is a holiday and the federal government is observing, we are observing the holiday as well because we follow the fed schedule. But since it's on such a short notice they still want us to be 'accountable for deliverables and assignments, attend scheduled meetings, and do what is best for the organization while observing the holiday'.

So they basically want us to work

 

[Professor Emeritus]

I think that was sarcasm man...

I know who wrote it.

 

[BiggWebb79]

To get reparations you need 218 votes in the House & 60 in the Senate, making Juneteenth a national holiday cost Congress nothing financially just like that "Asian bill" did, so of course they would sign it. As far as this being "symbolic" your ancestors would appreciate that this became a national holiday. Trust this will be blowing up the GQP attempt to neglect Critical Race Theory which got them running scared and will be laying the foundation towards reparations.

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

We got an email earlier this evening after work telling us that since tomorrow is a holiday and the federal government is observing, we are observing the holiday as well because we follow the fed schedule. But since it's on such a short notice they still want us to be 'accountable for deliverables and assignments, attend scheduled meetings, and do what is best for the organization while observing the holiday'.

So they basically want us to work

Sounds like overtime to me

 

[ADevilYouKhow]

To get reparations you need 218 votes in the House & 60 in the Senate, making Juneteenth a national holiday cost Congress nothing financially just like that "Asian bill" did, so of course they would sign it. As far as this being "symbolic" your ancestors would appreciate that this became a national holiday. Trust this will be blowing up the GQP attempt to neglect Critical Race Theory which got them running scared and will be laying the foundation towards reparations.

Republicans got outflanked for a change and this is good for workers and the economy

dudes are hellbent on being miserable

 

[BiggWebb79]

Republicans got outflanked for a change and this is good for workers and the economy

dudes are hellbent on being miserable

Yup that's why i call them Willies

 

[BK The Great]

 

[Insensitive]

Republicans got outflanked for a change and this is good for workers and the economy

dudes are hellbent on being miserable

How is this "Good" for workers tho ?
Did workers get stronger rights ?
Did they get a tangible law in place which forces increased wages to keep up with inflation ?
Did we eliminate "Will To Work" in the legal sense ?
And so on and so on and so on.

It's not about being "Miserable", it's about there being no tangible benefits tied to this and people
handwaving real concern was being "crazy" or "just being miserable".


Feels like 2008-2012 all over again and instead of people being alarmed at this blatant inaction
they're just like

 

[Pressure]

@ nikkas being mad at a paid day off.

 

[New Jeruzalem Journalist]

Getting offended at making this a federal holiday is a silly fukking position to take.

You can't argue that something is only symbolic and preclusive in the same breath.

 

[CrimsonTider]

I never voted for trump, try again

I voted for Obama and that is the only time I have voted.

Why are you against Black Americans from getting reparations, especially the Black Americans from the Tulsa Massacre?

Well you voted for Trump

 

[revan]

Walked out of a meeting, everyone checked their phones and saw that we're off today- then they looked around asking "what's Juneteenth?"

Yup that's why i call them Willies

Absolutely one of my favorite movies.

 

[CrushedGroove]

My wife showed me multiple videos of black brothers and sisters saying fukk this holiday because it's placating and symbolism when we want tangibles.

I don't get it. Germany is better because it first acknowledged the history of Nazism on the road to making amends with their Jewish population.

Having Juneteenth become a recognized federal holiday means there is an acknowledgement of the history which should be motivation to keep foot on neck to move forward with our agenda for reparations.

 

[NZA]

i view it as more symbols in place of equity and justice, just as malcolm x was saying decades ago. that being said, i dont hate the holiday and am not "angry" or whatever. it is just politics as usual in america.

 

[Bunchy Carter]

@ nikkas being mad at a paid day off.

Everybody gets paid, even the White people who had family members who kept the slaves in bondage for 2 years after slavery was abolished.

How is that a win for Black Americans?