Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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It's not a real holiday, it's pandering / patronizing. Kinda sad. |
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The South was good (still is), the North was bad (still is, more-or-less) . That's why 'yall carpetbaggers moved here. Now you're wrecking the South with your Yankee culture.
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You don't like the recent ruling and neither do I but attempting to draw an equivalence to slavery will lead to arguments that distract from the real issue.
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Yep, same here...fake holiday.
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Now there’s a reason to celebrate. No bills and garbage mail : )
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Last edited by Cybersprings; 06-20-2023 at 10:12 AM. Reason: contained multiple quotes by mistake |
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Well, considering TV is a place where the vast majority of the residents hate people who aren't white, christian, and straight, you won't see much celebrating around here. Those of us who do care celebrate quietly. Don't want to rile the neighbors. I'm not flying a Pride flag in honor of my gay nephew for the same reason. The venom I hear coming out of the mouths of some of my neighbors scares me.
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Great post....except for the fact that it isn't what Juneteeth is.
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Yes. Of course slavery was wrong and it was hell, but we’re done with that as a country now. And, of course, it should not be forgotten. We screwed up with years of denying equal education and when we denied returning WW2 veterans the loans for houses that white veterans could easily get. (Most of us “white people” here on TOTV have done just fine with our real estate equity over decades. But Black families were left behind as real estate took off when Black vets returned from WW2 and could not get loans for homes…… I know all that unfair history. It should not be swept away, but we need to move forward now. This Juneteenth celebration should not be hurting anything. But, of course, like so many other things, it is being used as a weapon to divide us. I have no problem with this new holiday. Let it be. But I sure am creeped out by some of the remarks here……though not surprised. Back to your criticism of me. That was a knee-jerk reaction on your part…… So? How dare I use a metaphor? Why on earth would that have been taken literally? But this is just an example of how moderates are jumped on by extremes from both sides, when we are actually the only hope for America’s future. Boomer PS: Btw, I hope you will track down that Freakonomics podcast I wrote about earlier in this thread somewhere. Even though the guy interviewed calls himself a conservative thinker, he is actually a moderate thinker — an endangered species. Oh well, I’m done with this thread now that I have managed to pizz off both extremes, I guess my work here is done. ![]() Boomer
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Of all the made up holidays Cinco de Mayo is my favorite!
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