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GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 day agoyou mocked a holiday that is a celebration of the abolition of slavery in the US by calling it a “weird” holiday.
what’s weird about it?
Comment on Midweek feels
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 day agoyou mocked a holiday that is a celebration of the abolition of slavery in the US by calling it a “weird” holiday.
what’s weird about it?
pebbles@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Well for me I guess I would’ve liked voting day to be a holiday before we got to any others. It felt like a vibey culture war win rather than actual progress.
But like it is a thing worth celebrating. Much better than Columbus day lol.
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 day ago
got it. you’re not just misinformed, you’re actually racist.
welcome to my block list.
pebbles@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
That was way more explosive than I expected.
If anyone else see this can they explain how wanting voting day to be a national holiday before juneteenth is so touchy?
Like having voting day off would be a tangible benefit to everyone, especially any folks that live paycheck to paycheck or have more abusive employers. It would literally swing our politics in the favor of our most vulnerable.
To me juneteenth is important, but more in a historic and emotional sense. Which is cool, but like if we were gonna do just one I’d pick the one that helps the most folks.