Juneteenth
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wrote on 17 Jun 2020, 17:23 last edited by
I've known about it for at least 40 years.
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Trump reschedules Tulsa rally 'out of respect' for Juneteenth
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/12/politics/donald-trump-tulsa-rally-juneteenth/index.htmlwrote on 17 Jun 2020, 19:40 last edited by@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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wrote on 17 Jun 2020, 19:49 last edited by
Never heard of it. Neither had any of the black people I've asked about it.
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wrote on 18 Jun 2020, 01:20 last edited by
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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wrote on 18 Jun 2020, 14:11 last edited by
@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...
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wrote on 18 Jun 2020, 14:17 last edited by
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 dayThese are all symbols of white privilege. We need to eliminate.
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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 dayThese are all symbols of white privilege. We need to eliminate.
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@Loki ouststanding!
Tomorrow I'll go for a saunter, perhaps an amble!
If I'm feeling adventurous, I might even stroll!
wrote on 18 Jun 2020, 23:58 last edited by@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...
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@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...
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wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 01:46 last edited by
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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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.
wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 01:56 last edited by@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).
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wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 15:32 last edited by
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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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.
wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 15:35 last edited by@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.
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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.
wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 17:23 last edited by@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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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.
wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 18:41 last edited by 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.
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wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 18:49 last edited by
@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.
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@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.
wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 19:51 last edited by@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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wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 19:54 last edited by Renauda
With all due respect I'm sure, you are probably right. Obviously.
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wrote on 19 Jun 2020, 21:07 last edited by
If you want to get right down to the core of it, slavery has existed since the dawn of history, is quite actively practiced today, by the same people who sold slaves to America in the first place - black africans, and equally so muslims, getting rid of the "undesirables" among them.
