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  • CopperC Offline
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    Copper
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    • MikM Offline
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      #15

      I've known about it for at least 40 years.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      • AxtremusA Axtremus

        Trump reschedules Tulsa rally 'out of respect' for Juneteenth
        https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/12/politics/donald-trump-tulsa-rally-juneteenth/index.html

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        Copper
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        #16

        @Axtremus said in Juneteenth:

        Trump reschedules Tulsa rally 'out of respect' for Juneteenth

        It's not a holiday, there is no holiday to respect.

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        • LarryL Offline
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          Larry
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          #17

          Never heard of it. Neither had any of the black people I've asked about it.

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            So, I can actually get behind a holiday that commemorates the freeing of the slaves. It's symbolically a major turning point in this country, and quite frankly, it's a good reminder to BLM today that slaves were freed 150 years ago.

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            • LarryL Larry

              Never heard of it. Neither had any of the black people I've asked about it.

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              Jolly
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              #19

              @Larry said in Juneteenth:

              Never heard of it. Neither had any of the black people I've asked about it.

              Big deal among the black folk down here...They've got the date wrong, though...

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • L Offline
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                Loki
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                #20

                June 19th is also

                Garlield the Cat day
                National dry martini day
                Take back the lunch break day
                Ugliest dog day
                Wear blue day
                Work at home Father’s Day
                World sauntering day

                These are all symbols of white privilege. We need to eliminate.

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                • L Loki

                  June 19th is also

                  Garlield the Cat day
                  National dry martini day
                  Take back the lunch break day
                  Ugliest dog day
                  Wear blue day
                  Work at home Father’s Day
                  World sauntering day

                  These are all symbols of white privilege. We need to eliminate.

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                  George K
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                  #21

                  @Loki ouststanding!

                  Tomorrow I'll go for a saunter, perhaps an amble!

                  If I'm feeling adventurous, I might even stroll!

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    Loki
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                    https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/17/cuomo-to-propose-making-juneteenth-a-new-york-state-holiday.html?__twitter_impression=true&recirc=taboolainternal

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                    • George KG George K

                      @Loki ouststanding!

                      Tomorrow I'll go for a saunter, perhaps an amble!

                      If I'm feeling adventurous, I might even stroll!

                      JollyJ Offline
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                      #23

                      @George-K said in Juneteenth:

                      @Loki ouststanding!

                      Tomorrow I'll go for a saunter, perhaps an amble!

                      If I'm feeling adventurous, I might even stroll!

                      Might need Mrs. George for that last one...

                      Link to video

                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                      • JollyJ Jolly

                        @George-K said in Juneteenth:

                        @Loki ouststanding!

                        Tomorrow I'll go for a saunter, perhaps an amble!

                        If I'm feeling adventurous, I might even stroll!

                        Might need Mrs. George for that last one...

                        Link to video

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                        @Jolly , indeed!

                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          jon-nyc
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                          Ok, this was just funny. Our 'county executive' sent out the now-obligatory Juneteenth message and it started like this:

                          On June 19, 1865, our nation stood together in solidarity as we marked the emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the United States...

                          Um, no it didn't.

                          Only non-witches get due process.

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                          • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                            Ok, this was just funny. Our 'county executive' sent out the now-obligatory Juneteenth message and it started like this:

                            On June 19, 1865, our nation stood together in solidarity as we marked the emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the United States...

                            Um, no it didn't.

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                            George K
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                            @jon-nyc said in Juneteenth:

                            Ok, this was just funny. Our 'county executive' sent out the now-obligatory Juneteenth message and it started like this:

                            On June 19, 1865, our nation stood together in solidarity as we marked the emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the United States...

                            Um, no it didn't.

                            Yeah, how about that? They stood in solidarity to remove an institution that they "invented" (see Tim Kaine reference).

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                              Copper
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                              Let's not forget slavery was instituted in the colonies by the brits.

                              The United States came along long after slavery started here.

                              The USA ended slavery.

                              Credit where credit is due.

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                              • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                Ok, this was just funny. Our 'county executive' sent out the now-obligatory Juneteenth message and it started like this:

                                On June 19, 1865, our nation stood together in solidarity as we marked the emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the United States...

                                Um, no it didn't.

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                                @jon-nyc said in Juneteenth:

                                On June 19, 1865, our nation stood together in solidarity as we marked the emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the United States...

                                Um, no it didn't.

                                Oh, Jon, don't be such a Debbie Downer.

                                Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                  Ok, this was just funny. Our 'county executive' sent out the now-obligatory Juneteenth message and it started like this:

                                  On June 19, 1865, our nation stood together in solidarity as we marked the emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the United States...

                                  Um, no it didn't.

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                                  Larry
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                                  #29

                                  @jon-nyc said in Juneteenth:

                                  Ok, this was just funny. Our 'county executive' sent out the now-obligatory Juneteenth message and it started like this:

                                  On June 19, 1865, our nation stood together in solidarity as we marked the emancipation of African Americans from slavery in the United States...

                                  Um, no it didn't.

                                  You're correct. In the 1960s the democrats put them back on a plantation.

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                                  • CopperC Copper

                                    Let's not forget slavery was instituted in the colonies by the brits.

                                    The United States came along long after slavery started here.

                                    The USA ended slavery.

                                    Credit where credit is due.

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                                    Renauda
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                                    #30

                                    @Copper said in Juneteenth:

                                    Let's not forget slavery was instituted in the colonies by the brits.

                                    The United States came along long after slavery started here.

                                    The USA ended slavery.

                                    Credit where credit is due

                                    No credit due actually.

                                    If the American colonies had remained part of the Empire, slavery would have been abolished in law in 1833. By 1838 the institution of slavery virtually ceased to exist throughout the British Empire through rigorous enforcement. That might just explain why escaped slaves from the antibellum USA tended to seek asylum in the remaining British North American colonies to the north of the USA.

                                    Secondly, the USA did not end slavery. Sadly it is alive and well in many parts of the world today. In fact, there are probably even underground instances of the despicable practice in present day USA.

                                    So again, no credit due. Certainly not from anywhere outside of the USA, especially those of us residing north of the 49th parallel.

                                    Elbows up!

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                                      @Renauda said in Juneteenth:

                                      By 1838 the institution of slavery virtually ceased to exist throughout the British Empire through rigorous enforcement. That might just explain why escaped slaves from the antibellum USA tended to seek asylum in the remaining British North American colonies to the north of the USA.

                                      (Renauda!!! Hey! Just saw your other posts and that you're around! Are you playing anything lately?)

                                      Anyway, that's a fun mental experiment I like to think through sometimes: how would the British have dealt with the economic ramifications in the South? I'm guessing it would have been about as bad a transition as we actually had.

                                      Please love yourself.

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                                      • RenaudaR Renauda

                                        @Copper said in Juneteenth:

                                        Let's not forget slavery was instituted in the colonies by the brits.

                                        The United States came along long after slavery started here.

                                        The USA ended slavery.

                                        Credit where credit is due

                                        No credit due actually.

                                        If the American colonies had remained part of the Empire, slavery would have been abolished in law in 1833. By 1838 the institution of slavery virtually ceased to exist throughout the British Empire through rigorous enforcement. That might just explain why escaped slaves from the antibellum USA tended to seek asylum in the remaining British North American colonies to the north of the USA.

                                        Secondly, the USA did not end slavery. Sadly it is alive and well in many parts of the world today. In fact, there are probably even underground instances of the despicable practice in present day USA.

                                        So again, no credit due. Certainly not from anywhere outside of the USA, especially those of us residing north of the 49th parallel.

                                        CopperC Offline
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                                        Copper
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                                        @Renauda said in Juneteenth:

                                        @Copper said in Juneteenth:

                                        Let's not forget slavery was instituted in the colonies by the brits.

                                        The United States came along long after slavery started here.

                                        The USA ended slavery.

                                        Credit where credit is due

                                        No credit due actually.

                                        If the American colonies had remained part of the Empire, slavery would have been abolished in law in 1833. By 1838 the institution of slavery virtually ceased to exist throughout the British Empire through rigorous enforcement. That might just explain why escaped slaves from the antibellum USA tended to seek asylum in the remaining British North American colonies to the north of the USA.

                                        Secondly, the USA did not end slavery. Sadly it is alive and well in many parts of the world today. In fact, there are probably even underground instances of the despicable practice in present day USA.

                                        So again, no credit due. Certainly not from anywhere outside of the USA, especially those of us residing north of the 49th parallel.

                                        Slavery was created here by the brits, the credit is theirs.

                                        Credit where credit is due

                                        Obviously

                                        The USA ended slavery in the USA.

                                        Credit where credit is due

                                        Obviously

                                        Of course the brits continued the practice in many forms worldwide for many years even into this century.

                                        Credit where credit is due

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                                          Renauda
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                                          With all due respect I'm sure, you are probably right. Obviously.

                                          Elbows up!

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