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Too many non-working holidays in America
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this post was submitted on 20 Jun 2025
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"the workers don't want it"
The fuck we don't
Imagine being this guy and trying to speak for the working class
And having legal adults stop and think, "Hmm, maybe this day off thing IS kinda woke."
Fellas, is it woke to like holidays?
All he has to do is to climb on a truck once and half of the country will believe he is a regular Joe. Critical thinking has left the building.
That's one of the fundamental strategies from the trump playbook: just claim the people want something and if it's repeated loud and often enough, people will start to believe it. Hopefully not for something as egregious as this, but it has worked in the past.
I'd love a few floating "celebrate your bullshit when you choose" days instead.
Not from US, but I'd love to see mine and other multicultural countries have a box to tick when you get a job for what set of cultural holidays you want. No change forms those who celebrate Christmas and Easter (either religiously or traditional cultural reasons), and gives other cultures a chance to enjoy their holidays.
...i've worked at a couple of places which offered a floating holiday in lieu of - i think it was thanksgiving friday?..i've also worked a few places which only do six: new year, memorial, independence, labor, thanksgiving day only, and christmas...
...most hourly places i've worked don't do any paid holidays; if they're closed you just don't get paid...
Cadlillac agrees with Trump. Slave labour is what makes America great and the slaves love it apparently.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xNzXze5Yza8