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Yes, but it shouldn't be used for a day of shopping at the mall. I think the message of Dr. King would be better served by a day of service, and schools should remain in session with a specific theme of the history of civil rights as the curriculum of the day.
Yeah not gonna happen. To many people would protest and I don't blame them. Would be the last day my kids would be in public school.
How many formally educated (college), well read, well spoken, has not mentioned bigoted views on other topics (homophobic, xenophobic, critical of other religions) have you met in life that have questioned the existence of the MLK holiday? I'm sorry but I have yet to meet one individual that meets all of this criteria. Most of the individuals who seem to criticize MLK are those who are members of a white supremacist group or openly express bigoted views about other topics. So whenever I see someone question the MLK holiday, the first impression that comes to mind is a bigot who uses the anti-MLK holiday as a safe platform to disparage Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights movement.
ding ding ding.
and the ones who whine and ***** are the same conservative republicans who always say mlk was a republican. aint that a *****
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I Would Love To See The People Who Voted No...
I was one that openly voted no...you have a problem with somebody having their own opinion?
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How many formally educated (college), well read, well spoken, has not mentioned bigoted views on other topics (homophobic, xenophobic, critical of other religions) have you met in life that have questioned the existence of the MLK holiday? I'm sorry but I have yet to meet one individual that meets all of this criteria. Most of the individuals who seem to criticize MLK are those who are members of a white supremacist group or openly express bigoted views about other topics. So whenever I see someone question the MLK holiday, the first impression that comes to mind is a bigot who uses the anti-MLK holiday as a safe platform to disparage Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights movement.
What a nice racist BS post you have going on..pat yourself on the back.
I do not "question" it's existence,perhaps you should re-read the OP since you are so educated,well spoken and have no bigoted views
I think there should be a Civil Rights Holiday instead of a holiday for just Martin Luther King. Like Obama, Martin Luther King just brought a speech.
Why not honor others like Fannie Lou Hammer, Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King and others on a Civil Rights Holiday?
If you want to celebrate civil rights, then maybe you should lobby for a civil rights day. Would an African American day suit you? How about a day to celebrate how we civilized the Indians, or the liberation of the Japs from our camps.
Screw it, just celebrate waking up another day, and get on with your life. Indpendence Day is plenty good for all of us.
"the only nation on the planet where its citizens complain about a day off"
as we get passed first by China, than India, than.....
Having voted yes, I'd want another present holiday eliminated in its place, and my recommendation for elimination would be Labor Day.
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