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WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON?--Renewing the traditions of May Day
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| 5-1-06
| Sharon Smith
Posted on 05/01/2006 7:32:28 AM PDT by SJackson
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To: claudiustg
Probably worth noting for those who aren't aware, most of the Arab "liberation" movement are socialist.
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posted on
05/01/2006 7:55:39 AM PDT
by
SJackson
(The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn’t do!)
To: SJackson
To: RegulatorCountry
Yep, basically they wanted to slip in the words of The Internationale into our National Anthem.
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posted on
05/01/2006 7:57:24 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Florida Gators - 2006 NCAA Men's Basketball Champions)
To: SJackson
The decision to organize a national day of protest for immigrant rights on May 1 this year is a conscious nod toward the traditions embodied by this working-class holiday, in which immigrants have played such a vital role historically.The left wing communist groups have found a new race of useful idiots.
Whenever a group follows the leftists, it ends up impoverished, uneducated, stuck in government housing for generations, or having to labor inside factories for an entire lifetime with no chance of escape.
Those who don't follow the left go on to live happy, successful lives and the American - not the communist - dream. They become the rich.
To: SmithL
Ahhh, kudos to you sir for the phrase Pinko-de-Mayo. Couldn't have said it better myself.
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posted on
05/01/2006 8:04:47 AM PDT
by
el_texicano
(Liberals, Socialist, DemocRATS, all touchy, feely, mind numbed robots, useless idiots all)
To: HumanitysEdge
I wonder how many Mexicans are just turning it into 2 3day weekends, with Cinco de Mayo on Friday.It doesn't matter to them. Their government support checks are in their mail boxes today. It's party time at the American tax payers expense.
To: SJackson
A sign of how far America has been socialized.
Did'ja ever notice? May Day celebrations for workers are held in countries where worker's unions are not permitted.
I give the clinched-fist finger salute to "workers of the world."
To: alice_in_bubbaland
I have the same problem with my Senators. RINO Pete Domenici is in denial and Bingaman is a lost cause.
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posted on
05/01/2006 8:11:37 AM PDT
by
wjcsux
(I would prefer to have the German army in front of me than the French army behind me- Gen. G. Patton)
To: R.W.Ratikal
Did'ja ever notice? May Day celebrations for workers are held in countries where worker's unions are not permitted.We have unions, but they're run by socialist/communist leaders. The union members have become nothing but government labor here, too. 40% of their paychecks are taken in some type of socialist government tax, fee, or dues. The laborers are too uneducated to realize it, though. They're designed to be useful bodies - not minds.
To: SJackson
Does anyone else find it ironic these are being held on May Day? Big day for communists.
May Day a.k.a. International Workers' Day
International Workers' Day (a name used interchangeably with May Day) is the commemoration of the Haymarket Riot of 1886 in Chicago, Illinois, and a celebration of the social and economic achievements of the international labor movement. The 1 May date is used because in 1884 the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions, inspired by labor's 1872 success in Canada, demanded an eight-hour workday in the United States to come in effect as of May 1, 1886. This resulted in a general strike and the riot in Chicago of 1886, but eventually also in the official sanction of the eight-hour workday. The May Day Riots of 1894 and May Day Riots of 1919 occurred subsequently.
Due to these left-wing overtones, May Day has long been a focal point for demonstrations by various socialist, communist, and anarchist groups. In some circles, bonfires are lit in commemoration of the Haymarket Riot usually right as the first day of May begins. [1] In the 20th century, May Day received the official endorsement of the Soviet Union; celebrations in communist countries during the Cold War era often consisted of large military parades and shows of common people in support of the government.
The Red Scare periods ended May Day as a mass holiday in the United States, a phenomenon which can be seen as somewhat ironic given that May Day originated in Chicago. Meanwhile, in countries other than the United States and United Kingdom, resident working classes fought hard to make May Day an official governmentally-sanctioned holiday, efforts which eventually largely succeeded. For this reason, May Day in most of the world today is marked by huge street rallies of workers led by their trade unions and various large socialist and communist parties a phenomenon not generally seen in the U.S. (which has a history of strong anti-communism) or the UK.
In most countries other than the U.S. and UK, May Day is often referred to simply as "Labor Day".
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posted on
05/01/2006 8:38:37 AM PDT
by
schaketo
(Not all who wander are lost)
To: SJackson
Hey don't ignore my big Mayday,
May 1. 1971: Beginning of five days of anti-war May Day protests in Washington, D.C., resulting in over 14,000 arrests--the largest mass civil disobedience in U.S. history.
During this two week period I was also there the day Kerry threw his medals over the wall.
My jail time was fun....ahhh, good times.
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posted on
05/01/2006 8:45:34 AM PDT
by
ansel12
To: SJackson
Whose side are you on?
Well . . . I'm on the side of Freedom and Capitalism.
Now get off my lawn you smelly hippies or I'll call Cartman to come over and lock you in his basement!
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posted on
05/01/2006 8:45:39 AM PDT
by
NaughtiusMaximus
(Join me! Every night I pray for Global Warming . (And I think it's beginning to work.))
To: el_texicano
Pinko-de-MayoI'd love to take credit for that, but I just adopted the phrase from other FReepers.
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posted on
05/01/2006 8:49:08 AM PDT
by
SmithL
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
To: SJackson
"Know thy Enemy"....
Now...
What are we going to do about it?
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posted on
05/01/2006 9:05:11 AM PDT
by
Dead Corpse
(I believe that all government is evil, and that trying to improve it is largely a waste of time.)
To: SJackson
Far from creating a backlash, the return of struggle is the key to U.S. labors survival. Struggle = Jihad.
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posted on
05/01/2006 9:09:00 AM PDT
by
Sender
(“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.” – Old Chinese proverb)
To: b2stealth
Thanks for posting that picture! Do these people want to work and just maybe become American citizens?
My guess is NO. These are people who want to destroy our government and our laws. Communists hate freedom. May Day is their holy day of obligation.
Boycott Communism and buy American.
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posted on
05/01/2006 9:40:13 AM PDT
by
ishabibble
(UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL)
To: SJackson
Comment #38 Removed by Moderator
To: SJackson
Yesterday I posted a story about a restaurant that was to close today in support of pinko de mayo. My wife and I called and emailed everyone we could think of to ask them to boycott the restaurant. Apparently the restaurant owner got the message as the restaurant opened today with a limited menu and an open bar and the notice that was posted was forgotten. I will go in tomorrow to thank the restaurant owner for his courage.
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posted on
05/01/2006 10:07:54 PM PDT
by
clamper1797
(Be careful what you tolerate - it guarantees that you will get more of it)
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