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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC
Why can we not be happy that slavery was ended without adding another national holiday to the mix?
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles
Maybe. But you know there will be posts that follow that suggest we should be happy Christ was born without celebrating Christmas and that we're happy the pilgrims survived their first winter and that the Declaration of Independence was signed without celebrating their respective holidays.
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
Exactly. What is it about Christmas that makes it so uniquely and profoundly American that it must be a national holiday? And what is it about "thanksgiving" that should make us "proud" to be Americans deserving of a national holiday commemorating it? And what is it about Columbus, who never actually set foot on this continent, that makes him deserve his own national holiday in this country?
Answer: nothing. Not a darned thing. And yet, they get their national holidays. I see no problem with Juneteenth.
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