Posted on 06/30/2022 3:16:30 PM PDT by DFG
A woke California school board member is calling for people to boycott the Fourth of July, claiming 'there is no reason to celebrate' America's Independence Day.
AnaMarie Avila Farias, a third-generation Contra Costa County resident and member of the county's board of education, shared a fading blue and white image of the United States flag on June 28, along with the words 'BOYCOTT 4TH OF JULY,' on Facebook.
'I haven't celebrated 4th of July since 2016 and I don't think it's a holiday to celebrate' Farias wrote in a Facebook post. 'What do you think?'
The elected official's stance on the federal holiday prompted a mixed bag of reactions from people on her private page, some agreeing with her while others were critical.
'Why boycott the 4th of July? Without what our forefathers did we as Americans would not have the freedoms that we have today,' one user wrote.
Another agreed him with him, only to ask: 'Why? The holiday celebrates declaring independence from Britain's tyrant King George III. You wish we were still subjects of Britain?'
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To be fair, sometimes grant writing fot government contracts bears some similarity to welfare program benefit maximization. On both cases the supplicants hope for government largesse.
That’s one reason Fauci has so much power. He directs a multi billion dollar research program that runs on grants.
Every man from youth to death is a “dirty old man”.
Some admit it, most don’t.
You wear shades to protect your eyes so that you may admire your beautiful everyday...
:)
With the promotion of Juneteenth, we knew it wouldn’t be
long before this happened.
That would be Portugal.
“...AnaMarie Avila Farias, a third-generation Contra Costa County resident...”
In other words, she is a third generation illegal alien anchor baby!
When I was younger some of the old folks refused to celebrate July 4.
Vicksburg fell on the fourth.
“I can understand there are differing opinions on various issues.”
Me, too. So why not just stop recognizing Cinco De Mayo as a minor holiday and stop the concurrent resolution by congress asking the president to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe Cinco de Mayo with appropriate ceremonies and activities in 2005. Even Mexico doesn’t celebrate it as we do. They recognize it was just a battle won over the French in 1862. Nothing more.
wy69
“I can understand there are differing opinions on various issues.”
Me, too. So why not just stop recognizing Cinco De Mayo as a minor holiday and stop the concurrent resolution by congress asking the president to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe Cinco de Mayo with appropriate ceremonies and activities in 2005. Even Mexico doesn’t celebrate it as we do. They recognize it was just a battle won over the French in 1862. Nothing more.
wy69
Wouldn’t it be nice to snap your fingers and give them what they want?
They’d wake up tomorrow bowing to a totem pole and eating acorns and fish entrails. And that’d be the better side of their short existence.
Then please leave the country. I think Mali might suit you.
I’m waiting on the power point Biden is putting together. Pictures of hot dogs and how much money we’re saving.
They need to go back to their ‘roots’ if they can find any.
HAHAHAA! I just finished getting supplies and getting my deck ready to watch the fireworks on the 4th.....Lots of flowers, flags, centerpiece etc.etc.
These people need to get a life!
They will all forego any holiday pay from their jobs.
I’ll be sure to write her name on a large mortar this weekend.
I wouldn’t be surprised if some of her ancestors had their hearts torn out on some Aztec pyramid.
That’s saddest stupidest thing I’ve heard yet
If we start calling it Julorth will it be OK to celebrate?
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