Happy Juneteenth

[Joe Blows]

Originally Posted by theccccrider2015

Hey, the civil war was not just about slavery, and I meant any single race holiday! I know you were trying to twist your words there with trickery. You are correct, I can care less about all holidays! I will tell people happy this, and merry that, but in all truths I can really care less. In all honesty, it is better for me to be hated for who I am then to be loved for who I am not. Oh I do like 1 holiday, but it's not recognized. March 14th!! Steak & a BJ day... I am really not upset, just want people to know the whole truth about those times, and not just a sliver!

You should stop saying you can care less. The phrase you re looking for is could not care less.

[Kettlechip]

I celebrated by removing my catalytic converter then mainlining a mixture of Steel Reserve and Thunderbird. Still haven't found the damned thing, and I'm pretty sure I robbed the liquor store.

[remowilliams]

Henry Ford, created the 40 hour work week. He paid a very good wage and provided time off and in turn the employees were able to buy and enjoy the cars they made.

[remowilliams]

Originally Posted by ilovethemgirls68

What does celebrating the day when EVERYONE in the nation was actually free have to do with putting another race down? You say you’re not racist but your tone and obvious anger at the mere MENTION of Juneteenth ultimately betrays whats actually in your heart.

This is called the 4th of July. The constitution applies to all men who are created equal.

[myren1900]

Before you post, please check the facts. It isn’t that difficult!

Independence Day (colloquially the Fourth of July) is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the Declaration of Independence, which was ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. The Second Continental Congress declared that the Thirteen Colonies were no longer subject (and subordinate) to the monarch of Britain, King George III, and were now united, free, and independent states.

It has nothing to do with emancipation of slavery.

The Civil War ended on June 22, 1865, and following that surrender, the Emancipation Proclamation was enforced throughout remaining regions of the South that had not yet freed the slaves. Slavery officially continued for a couple of months in other locations. Federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, to enforce the emancipation. The commemoration of that event, Juneteenth National Independence Day, has been declared a national holiday in 2021.

The Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery except as punishment for a crime, had been passed by the Senate in April 1864, and by the House of Representatives in January 1865. The amendment did not take effect until it was ratified by three-fourths of the states, which occurred on December 6, 1865, when Georgia ratified it. On that date, the last 40,000–45,000 enslaved Americans in the remaining two slave states of Kentucky and Delaware, as well as the 200 or so perpetual apprentices in New Jersey left from the very gradual emancipation process begun in 1804, were freed.

[remowilliams]

Myren, try and keep up. With the declaration of independence signed and then the constitution and bill of rights ratified it made ALL men free in this country. So the 4th is for the freedom of all US citizens.

I have a degree in History so if you can not understand what I'm saying there is no point in trying to explain it as you have that garbage stuck in your head.

[myren1900]

Remo,

Bill of Rights was signed and ratified in 1791. Slaves were not considered free. I may not have a history degree, but I can read. Slavery was not abolished in the US until Dec 6, 1865 when the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified by Georgia as posted above. If all people in the US already were free, what was the point of the 13th Amendment ? This isn’t rocket science.

[annie@christophers]

Originally Posted by theccccrider2015

Lol, yeah you can twist your words around and try to say I am, but I m not. The indians were forced onto reservations around this time, did you count them in your everyones free? Chinese people where used as slave labor in mines, some were abandon in the holes they dug. They were not free! Blankets full of snail pox were given by the gov to some indians to kill them off. Yet you want to celebrate, then go ahead celebrate! Oh and just so you know, I am half choctaw indian. Also if anyone has a difference of opinion, great, that's why we live in America right? So you are free to say what you want, and i have that same freedom. I will never celebrate a 1 single race or peoples holiday, never! So go pop your fireworks

WELL. I will celebrate st.pats day!!
J.s

The rest I agree....

How bout fucking American day...
Oh wit! THATS THE 4TH OF JULY!!

WOW.. ALMOST FORGOT BOUT THAT OLE ONE...

REMEMBER THAT 1....

XXOO ANNIE

[dilbert firestorm]

Originally Posted by myren1900

Remo,

Bill of Rights was signed and ratified in 1791. Slaves were not considered free. I may not have a history degree, but I can read. Slavery was not abolished in the US until Dec 6, 1865 when the Thirteenth Amendment was ratified by Georgia as posted above. If all people in the US already were free, what was the point of the 13th Amendment ? This isn’t rocket science.

and the official end of insurrection ended in august 1866.

[dilbert firestorm]

juneteenth shouldn't be a national holiday mainly because Texas was the last state to be informed of the Emancipation Proclamation and end of civil war. It was fine for it to a Texas state holiday.

the reason for this is a lot of southern territory were not "emancipated". so slavery still existed.

if we are to have an "emancipation" national holiday, it should be either January 18, 1865 or December 6, 1865.

oh btw, slavery wasn't completely eradicated until 1866 when FEDs forced a treaty with Indigenous American Tribes banning slavery in their tribes.

[turbo-dog]

Day off of work, WITH pay??? I enjoyed the he!! out of Juneteenth!!!

[gimme_that]

Juneteenth won’t mean anything for real until there is reparations and land attached to it like every other race that have been compensated for years here due to past forms of mistreatment.

[annie@christophers]

Ya party favor likes..

[annie@christophers]

Originally Posted by gimme_that

Juneteenth won’t mean anything for real until there is reparations and land attached to it like every other race that have been compensated for years here due to past forms of mistreatment.

Seriously??
So your actually asking for that...

Well THE IRISH ARE BEFORE...
AND CHINEESE BEFORE... AND HOW BOUT THOSE INDIANS.. ( YA KNOWWHAT THE FIRST DID TO THEM CORRECT??
ID THINK INDIANS.. THEN IRISH..JEWS..ITTAIONS..

BUT OF COURSE..

YOU WONT..

MOVE ON..

IM SO PISSED PEOPLE NOT respecting my country...
As boys and girls...

Are putting their YOUNG lives on the line so u can be assholes.. just fucking saying

Ann