Having already resurrected "Merry Christmas", President Trump will bring Columbus Day back from the ashes

[essentialsaltes]

However, reports of Columbus Day's demise, like that of Christmas, may be exaggerated.

The federal holiday, the second Monday in October, was still known as Columbus Day during Biden’s term, but also as Indigenous Peoples Day.

 

[iluvatar5150]

lol, Columbus Day becoming a federal holiday was the result of a bunch of lobbying by Italian-American lobbying groups who wanted the government to celebrate Italian heritage. At least we're keeping DEI for those of us who warrant it - i.e. us white men of European descent.

 

[GoldenBoy89]

lol, Columbus Day becoming a federal holiday was the result of a bunch of lobbying by Italian-American lobbying groups who wanted the government to celebrate Italian heritage. At least we're keeping DEI for those of us who warrant it - i.e. us white men of European descent.

Which just shows with enough time any group can come to be considered white.

 

[durangodawood]

What about people of English heritage? Wheres our special holiday?

 

[BCP1928]

What about people of English heritage? Wheres our special holiday?

November 5th comes to mind, but try to come up with something earlier in the year. We definitely need another three day weekend in the summer.

 

[iluvatar5150]

What about people of English heritage? Wheres our special holiday?

July 4

 

[durangodawood]

July 4

We have to share that with everybody. Its not special enough.

 

[Fantine]

Not being able to deport the first Americans, I guess he figures taking away their holiday is the next best way to show disrespect.

 

[DaisyDay]

November 5th comes to mind, but try to come up with something earlier in the year. We definitely need another three day weekend in the summer.

No, man - we have all of March and April and nearly all of May with no holidays (outside of education type breaks which don't count as there aren't matching federal holidays for Easter/Spring break). Of course, now I'm retired it doesn't make a personal difference to me.

 

[SimplyMe]

July 4

That would seem to be more of an anti-English holiday.

 

[Nithavela]

What about people of English heritage? Wheres our special holiday?

March 17th

 

[Desk trauma]

That would seem to be more of an anti-English holiday.

October 19?

 

[DaisyDay]

October 19?

That's Kiss Your Crush Day.

 

[essentialsaltes]

And who could forget that Trump's birthday is Flag Day?
Had to check to make sure this official White House statement is real. It is.

 

[essentialsaltes]

A date that will live in infamy.

 

[Nithavela]

And who could forget that Trump's birthday is Flag Day?
Had to check to make sure this official White House statement is real. It is.

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As real as AI slop can be said to be.

 

[keith99]

Which just shows with enough time any group can come to be considered white.

Even us Irish?

 

[MotoToTheMax]

A date that will live in infamy.

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Was there a car crash or something? What happened on June 7th, 1941?

 

[NxNW]

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Does that mean everyone gets the day off?

 

[NxNW]

No, man - we have all of March and April and nearly all of May with no holidays (outside of education type breaks which don't count as there aren't matching federal holidays for Easter/Spring break).

Good Friday is a market holiday. Veterans Day is not, oddly enough.