The bill to make Juneteenth a national holiday passes.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Pio1980

Critical race history is accurate.
Of course planter class white conservatives object to any highlighting of it.

Of course it is and that's why they hate it. Remember when I told Conservatives on here that the slave driving Plantation owners were really little more than businessmen doing exactly what many businessmen today would do if they could? Their f**king heads exploded because they know it's true.

It's simple. The tendency will always be to cut costs, gain greater control over workers and working conditions. Take away government oversight, the ability of workers themselves to push back and watch what happens........

Welcome to the f**king plantation.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by finnbow

In a strange sort of way, the taint of racism on the GOP from Trump's overt racism forced Congressional Republicans to grab on to this fig leaf.

I had the thought that if it forces them to move away from the bigots in their party, even just a little, it's a good thing. But, then I realized that this would only last until the next election cycle if that long. By then, the moronic bigots will have forgotten all about this and the GOP will start dog-whistling them again, anyways.

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

Candice weighs in and her twist comes as no surprise.......

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/polit...cid=uxbndlbing

Just look at that picture. I'm not even going to say it.

That's her role. Every time the racists need someone to make them feel comfortable about their position on various topics on race they trot her out. It's said about her that "she's not invited to the cookout".
The pic? Nah, I'm not saying it either.

[RickeyM]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

It's simple. The tendency will always be to cut costs, gain greater control over workers and working conditions. Take away government oversight, the ability of workers themselves to push back and watch what happens........

Welcome to the f**king plantation.

You mean like what happened to the meat packing and poultry industries during the height of the pandemic? Like that?

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by RickeyM

You mean like what happened to the meat packing and poultry industries during the height of the pandemic? Like that?

Yes.

Or the poultry plant in North Carolina were something like 107 worker burned to death because the plant manager had the fire exits padlocked.....

Bastard was worried about people grabbing extra smoke breaks.

No, that doesn't happen here, because our businessmen love us. Just ask any dumbass Trumper.

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

Yes.

Or the poultry plant in North Carolina were something like 107 worker burned to death because the plant manager had the fire exits padlocked.....

Bastard was worried about people grabbing extra smoke breaks.

No, that doesn't happen here, because our businessmen love us. Just ask any dumbass Trumper.

I was surprised I didn't know about that poultry plant fire, so I looked it up. Casualties weren't quite as bad as you remember--not over 100 killed, there were only 81 working in the plant. But if those are only 11 made it out unhurt, and 25 were killed. As the Smithsonian article talks about, it goes to show nothing has changed since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in 1911. Business is business. If you don't make them give a shit about anything but money for owners, they won't.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...eap-180964816/

BTW, exactly one guy took the fall in court for the locked exits and everything else. He got a sentence just shy of 20 years, which probably sped up his eligibility for parole. He got out after four.

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by donquixote99

I was surprised I didn't know about that poultry plant fire, so I looked it up. Casualties weren't quite as bad as you remember--not over 100 killed, there were only 81 working in the plant. But if those are only 11 made it out unhurt, and 25 were killed. As the Smithsonian article talks about, it goes to show nothing has changed since the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in 1911. Business is business. If you don't make them give a shit about anything but money for owners, they won't.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/histo...eap-180964816/

BTW, exactly one guy took the fall in court for the locked exits and everything else. He got a sentence just shy of 20 years, which probably sped up his eligibility for parole. He got out after four.

Thanks for the correction. Only four years for endangering 81 people and killing 25...... What a damn shame.

[RickeyM]

Good ol' Ron Johnson attempted to capitalize on the holiday by appearing at a Wisconsin celebration. It Didn't go so well.
Senator Ron Johnson Loudly Booed At Milwaukee Juneteenth Celebration

Johnson was not pleased, complaining to the Journal that his reception is “not how you heal a nation.”

This from the senator who's trying to whitewash tRump's insurrection and is still promoting tRump's big lie..