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If there is one thing the workers can't stand, it is occasionally getting paid to go fishing or crack open a cold one and grill outdoors.

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[–] Assian_Candor@hexbear.net 91 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Interesting he's mad on Juneteenth wonder why that could be

[–] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 53 points 6 days ago

Surely just a coincidence blob-no-thoughts

[–] DerRedMax@hexbear.net 47 points 6 days ago (4 children)

He’s saying this on Juneteenth because IDK he couldn’t pick up a book of stamps or something. When it’s Fourth of July he’ll be all like “the hard working Americans earned this holiday.” It’s not so much the racism as it is “What do you mean I can’t buy stamps on a Wednesday, this is America!”

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 62 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I lived in rural Tennessee when I was a child in the 90s. On MLK day the bank, THE BANK, changed their sign to read, "WE DON'T NEED ANOTHER N_R HOLIDAY". They spelled it out fully. Not a digital sign. They did the lettering one by one.

This tweet has the same vibe.

Oh, and if anyone wants to know it was Waynesboro. Fuck that town.

[–] grendahlgrendahlgen@hexbear.net 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Virginia changed it to Lee/Jackson/King Day, to honor Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson

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[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 27 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Oh…I didn’t even think of the racist angle, I thought it was a vile attack on the working class

[–] SerLava@hexbear.net 26 points 6 days ago

definitely both

[–] SerLava@hexbear.net 16 points 6 days ago (1 children)

He did say this before - in addition to hating Juneteenth he also hates all paid holidays

[–] HumongousChungus@hexbear.net 15 points 6 days ago

Hates ending slavery... hates paying people... hmmm....

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 14 points 6 days ago

Knowing the hogs, they would think it’s a great insult that they have to be pried from their oh so precious boss even for the great satan’s birthday.

Hell, they’d be the types advocating they give their boss a “day off” from paying them.

[–] Dessa@hexbear.net 32 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Cancelling holidays is incredibly risky behavior. This has played parts in past revolutions.

[–] CTHlurker@hexbear.net 15 points 6 days ago

When our SocDem-junta decided to cancel a 400 year old holiday, our incredibly cucked unions are began talking like Rosa Luxemberg for like 3 days. It was one of the strangest things I've ever seen, even if they ultimately backed down because the SocDems promised to let them be more racist against poles and romanians.

[–] D61@hexbear.net 12 points 6 days ago

No Bread,

No Circuses.

trump-drenched

[–] GladimirLenin@hexbear.net 10 points 6 days ago

Trump train going to derail harder than East Palestine, Ohio

[–] sgtlion@hexbear.net 8 points 6 days ago

Cromwell trying to cancel Christmas was basically his worst move

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[–] godlessworm@hexbear.net 37 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

leader of only country with 0 federally mandated holidays: we have too many holidays

trump is gonna make us tip our boss for the privilege of “providing us with a job” bro 😭 that’s why he said no taxes on tips

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 19 points 6 days ago

I read When Serfs Stood Up In Tbet recently, and found it to be a dark omen. Reading the descriptions of the omnipresent environment of predation and the myriad ways people were exploited, has me wondering when they'll bust out the subscription fees for every flower pot.

[–] Cimbazarov@hexbear.net 35 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

I just hate that people buy the narrative that we need to penny pinch to the point where you cant take a day off otherwise the American economy is going to explode. Pretty sure if 100% of the bullshit jobs went away and people got paid the same as if they had them, our economy wouldnt be any different

[–] Sulvy@hexbear.net 20 points 6 days ago

Pretty sure if 100% of the bullshit jobs went away and people got paid the same as if they had them

Or more!

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 8 points 6 days ago

If that's what it asked to keep the economy going then itd not a functioning economy

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[–] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 32 points 6 days ago

For people who love to talk about how Republicans ended slavery, Republicans sure seem to hate Juneteenth...

[–] blame@hexbear.net 26 points 6 days ago (1 children)

the us has like 6 holidays, chill out donald

[–] D61@hexbear.net 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Probably a quiet way to attack all the federal holidays directly affecting federal employees.

Oh yeah... and the racism of it being Junteenth.

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 28 points 6 days ago

Actually, I support a 4 day work week with 25 days annual leave.

I’m having a hard time getting a permanent job. Y’all need to save some work for the rest of us goku-halal

[–] ComRed2@hexbear.net 18 points 6 days ago

Comrade trump, welcome to the front of the war on christmas.

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 20 points 6 days ago (4 children)

In my country the government recently abolished a holiday in order to get more money to fund more military so they could fight Russia.

It was a huge success. Workers have been extatic about getting to work a day more instead of relaxing. The popularity of the government has skyrocketed ever since.

[–] vovchik_ilich@hexbear.net 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Didn't you also get a rise to 70 years old in retirement age?

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 17 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yes we did. People were dancing in the streets and celebrating when they got the news that they would get to spend more of their old age at work and less of it with their grandchildren.

[–] vovchik_ilich@hexbear.net 14 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Europe deserves to burn ngl

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 14 points 6 days ago

Don't worry, our leaders are working tirelessly to make it happen

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[–] DengistDonnieDarko@hexbear.net 18 points 6 days ago (6 children)

reminds me of when he was talking in front of coal miners recently and said something like "look at these guys, all they do is mine coal, they love it, if we stop mining coal what will they do with themselves"

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[–] hexthismess@hexbear.net 18 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I will lose it if this clown takes my holidays

[–] micnd90@hexbear.net 17 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

Pretty sure just in March/April alone in Denmark we have Skærtorsdag (Thursday before Easter), Langfredag (Good Friday), then Anden påskedag (Monday after Easter), Kristi himmelfartsdag (Ascension day), birthday of Queen Margaret (April 16th), and International Workers Day (May 1st) as paid holidays

[–] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 24 points 6 days ago

Funs fact, in the anglosphere Labour Day is on all different days (often celebrating something like the 8 hour day) because our governments were so shit scared of Communism they wouldn't dare make it May 1

[–] SoyViking@hexbear.net 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The queen's birthday is not a holiday. May 1st is not a public holiday but in some collective agreements you get half the day off.

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[–] godlessworm@hexbear.net 18 points 6 days ago

i know im about to sound libbed up saying this but he’s also always golfing

[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 15 points 6 days ago

This is actually one of Trump’s worst takes, and that says a lot

[–] footfaults@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 6 days ago

He's going to post the "So you want the day off" boomer meme poster isn't he?

[–] thefluffiest@feddit.nl 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Apparently the children really are yearning for the mines

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[–] TreadOnMe@hexbear.net 10 points 6 days ago

I love that I can keep telling the people that I have started to work with that if you trust either party to have your best interests in mind you aren't really paying attention, and Trump just confirms it lol

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