[tophcfa]

What is indigenous peoples day?

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

What is indigenous peoples day?

idiotic woke new name for Columbus Day

[coffeebean]

I had NO idea the Columbus Day has been celebrated on the second Monday of October since 1972. I have always thought Columbus Day was celebrated on October 12th. I guess I haven't been paying attention! Where have I been for the last 51 years???

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

I had NO idea the Columbus Day has been celebrated on the second Monday of October since 1972. I have always thought Columbus Day was celebrated on October 12th. I guess I haven't been paying attention! Where have I been for the last 51 years???

The Federal Government will often change the date of some holidays to a Monday so the employees can get 3-day weekend.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

The Federal Government will often change the date of some holidays to a Monday so the employees can get 3-day weekend.

I do understand that. I just didn't know this was done for Columbus Day. That is how much I pay attention. NOT!

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Byte1

I found that there was quite a few folks that did not realize that it was Columbus day. Personally, I did not care because the Fed holiday does not benefit me anymore, now that I am retired and every day is a holiday. I did have a conversation (unrelated) with a family member about how stupid we thought the WOKE folks are. Just a personal opinion. We wondered how naive this country is and how weak it has become when we related America today to how different we respond to the Israeli conflict going on right now. Yesteryear America would have immediately responded with force. Now, we seem to wonder how America can avoid any involvement.
Like someone said in earlier posts, what was done in the past does not mean we need to take the blame or responsibility for it. Even so, if our folks did not come from Europe, we wouldn't be here enjoying this rich country and our prosperity. I am not ashamed for something someone else perpetrated. I am not my brother's keeper.

Cool. I had a conversation with a family member and 1820 of my very best friends on twitter about how stupid we all thought conservatives are. Just a personal opinion. We wondered how gullible this country is and how weak it has become when we related America today to how it was in the 1960's, when people came together of all colors, creeds, nationalities, cultures, sexual preferences, to embrace the concept of "make love, not war" and world peace where everyone voluntarily contributed what they could afford, to help out our brothers and sisters who couldn't afford. We absolutely considered ourselves our brothers' keeper. Collectively.

Funny how them thar ign't trailer trash Qanon conservatives have ruined it for everyone.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Cool. I had a conversation with a family member and 1820 of my very best friends on twitter about how stupid we all thought conservatives are. Just a personal opinion. We wondered how gullible this country is and how weak it has become when we related America today to how it was in the 1960's, when people came together of all colors, creeds, nationalities, cultures, sexual preferences, to embrace the concept of "make love, not war" and world peace where everyone voluntarily contributed what they could afford, to help out our brothers and sisters who couldn't afford. We absolutely considered ourselves our brothers' keeper. Collectively.

Funny how them thar ign't trailer trash Qanon conservatives have ruined it for everyone.

Well, let's just say none of us are surprised by that

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

Well, let's just say none of us are surprised by that

You should be. I wasn't even born until 1961. But what doesn't surprise me is that you didn't understand my response, which was a parody of the post I responded. That post was written by someone who insulted an entire demographic of members of this forum by calling people who embrace differences and are sensitive to inequality "stupid."

But thanks for proving my point

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

idiotic woke new name for Columbus Day

I thought "top" was making a joke. No need to insult indigenous people on their day of remembrance.
(By the way, WOKE is when you are aware of the reality of life and the world around you. The antithesis of WOKE is ASLEEP.)

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

You should be. I wasn't even born until 1961. But what doesn't surprise me is that you didn't understand my response, which was a parody of the post I responded. That post was written by someone who insulted an entire demographic of members of this forum by calling people who embrace differences and are sensitive to inequality "stupid."

But thanks for proving my point

Actually, I completely understood that post

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by fdpaq0580

I thought "top" was making a joke. No need to insult indigenous people on their day of remembrance.
(By the way, WOKE is when you are aware of the reality of life and the world around you. The antithesis of WOKE is ASLEEP.)

First of all, I wasn't insulting indigenous people. It isn't their day of remembrance, it's a contrived holiday instituted by the forerunners of what we call "woke" today---
"It began as a counter-celebration held on the same day as the U.S. federal holiday of Columbus Day, which honors Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. Some people reject celebrating him, claiming that he represents "the violent history of the colonization in the Western Hemisphere".[2]

Secondly, don't delude us or yourself---we all know what "woke" means, and it certainly is not the opposite of asleep in this context.