Journal pudge's Journal: Happy Civil Liberties Day 7
I will celebrate today by not answering any potentially incriminating questions and refusing to quarter troops in my home.
In some states, "Martin Luther King, Jr. Day" is called "Civil Rights Day." Unfortunately, "Civil Rights" has become synonymous to many people with the struggles of ethnic, religious, or gender minorities, instead of focusing on the rights of all people. So, I call it "Civil Liberties Day," to emphasize all civil liberties, and all people, to be as inclusive and fully American as possible. Carry a gun and say obnoxious things with pride.
I also refer to "Columbus Day" as "Explorers Day," for similar reasons. The best reason to honor Columbus is not because he found America in particular, or because he was a great man, but because he was an explorer. I see no reason to honor Columbus any more than Aldrin and Armstrong or Lewis and Clark.
I dislike honoring individuals with holidays. The only other such federal holiday is "Washington's Birthday," and I similarly call that, as many people do, "Presidents Day."
Cross-posted on <pudge/*>.
I'm celebrating MLK Day (Score:2)
A REPUBLICAN.
How is that different from any other day? (Score:3, Funny)
Carry a gun and say obnoxious things with pride.
I can't remember the last time I didn't do that.
http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m5/J_M_Lambert/Guns/OCatcarshow2.jpg [photobucket.com]
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Dammit, every time I say something like that it gets modded 'funny'. I do carry a gun every day and although I'm not deliberately obnoxious, I don't go out of my way to censor my opinions - same difference to some folks.
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Just because it's true doesn't mean it's not funny, and not in a bad way either. I personally find it funny, and good, when people directly flout political correctness.
this cannot be tolerated (Score:1)
"Civil Liberties Day" sounds way too "rugged individualist", and therefore should be banned. "Civil Rights Day" connotes deference to govt., as the entity that is to be looked to and begged for the bestowment of rights. And "MLK day" sounds like "multi-culturalism", which being largely state-imposed is also govt.-related. "Civil Liberties Day" connotes an independence from govt./a failure to acknowledge govt., making it an improper thought.
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I live to make improper thought.
A great idea (Score:2)
"Civil Liberties Day".
I already subscribe to your newsletter (natch), but where can I get the bumper sticker?