[gusunsuth]

Grant's presidency was unrivaled for incompetence until 2001-2009.

[Barbshowers]

I'm threadjacking the threadjacking. Back to the original question:

What are you doing this weekend?

[Fdhwzctl]

Originally posted by Zkribbler


What are you doing this weekend? Absolutely nothing different than any other weekend. We need a mid-January holiday here.

[Nopayof]

That's cuz Canananada doesn't have black people.

[perpelverw]

Originally posted by Winston
I'm curious as to why you decided to bring this up in this thread.

I brought it up because, as I've tried to explain, to me it's an illustration of the kind of out-of-focus view taken by most people with an interest in furthering racial equality - which I'd like to see replaced, or at least more heavily supplemented, by more attention being paid to actual manifestations of inequality and racial strife. And I just read the story in my paper today.

Oh, and I absolutely hate and detest mindless political correctness for the sake of just conforming. And for the sake of just about anything else, come to think of it. Which should come as no big surprise to anyone here.

Why do you ask? Are you just baiting, and if so, are you baiting me or someone else, say, chegitz guevara? Ah. I hate those things too. But why is celebrating MLK day an illustration of them? Surely, marking a symbol of teh ending of segregation in a non-violent way is on par, in a nation's collective consciousness, with, say, honouring veterans. I guess one might counterargue that racial equality before teh law is a silly example of political correctness gone far, but that would be a difficult argument to make.

Admittedly, you and I, as teh only non-Americans in teh thread, are probably least qualified to discuss teh validity or meaning of this holiday to Americans (to whom teh OP's question was posed), but this is Poly, so that gives us license.

I'm not baiting anyone. Especially not che; that's easy enough to do in a less roundabout way.

[Bondjrno]

Originally posted by Zkribbler
I'm threadjacking the threadjacking. Back to the original question:

What are you doing this weekend? For one thing, I'm thinking of drumming up a protest vote for Lee - Jackson.
Sign here. Right here on this line. Print afterwards.
Thank you, sir.

[Ijkavylo]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Grant's presidency was unrivaled for incompetence until 2001-2009. Carter? Kennedy? Buchanan?

[f29sXS07]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Lee Jackson doesn't exactly roll of the tongue. Should have been Jackson Lee. He'd be mistaken for an Asian Kung-Fu fighter.

[Starichok]

Harding?

[Jwskwhdo]

Really?

Today which is Saturday here, I have done nothing but civ, greet some guests, watch a two your old girl play at dancing, and BSed a bit on Poly.

Tomorrow we go to the beach, then Dolores will go on in the afternoon to shop in Tagbilaran. They have a raffle at the market that we go shopping at and are giving away a car which Dolores expects to win. She won a small basket with some canned food in it once. I'm not going, I'll hang out at the beach until they return. Bring a book, watch the tide come in, do some snorkleing, sleep a bit, have a few drinks.

[neonasafluni]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui
Harding? Yes, I will accept that as a correct answer.

[bpejjssoe]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Yes, I will accept that as a correct answer.

[plalleste]

No, Martin Luther King Day is an important day to celebrate, for the reasons you already gave - and others as well. And God bless the President who created it a national holiday back in 1983.

[Goksiodiffeli]

Any open air screenings of 'Birth Of A Nation' planned ?


Any Aunt Jemima wet apron contests ?

[Dpkefsuf]

What possible good was anything that Jackson or Lee did for the people of Virginia? Why don't you ask them? Seems the folks in Virginia honour the both of them, one of whom gave up his life.

I would think you'd only honor folks whose actions made a positive difference or at least whose goals would have made a positive difference if realized. Do the counties involved make any effort to justify honoring these two men? IOW, just because I disagree with the holiday means I should get to tell people what days they can or cannot celebrate.

I suppose you'll be telling us Canadians next that we shouldn't celebrate Victoria Day in honour of Queen Vicky.