20 Jan 2023 1:26 pm
Mirabeau » 19 Jan 2023, 10:17 pm » wrote: ↑ The last guests have left from the HUGE Confederate Heroes Day celebration at Mirabeau's party barn.
Texas state employees are given the choice of taking a holiday for the Martin Lucifer King day, or, alternatively, for Confederate Heroes Day, which occurs on January 19.
In Mirabeau's corner of the world, over 92% of state employees choose Confederate Heroes Day instead of Martin Lucifer King's crack-cocaine orgy.
The solemn celebration tonight was well attended, and, as is ALWAYS the case, the highlight of the program was when local sixth-and-seventh-grade children reenacted the execution of Abraham Lincoln, the most VICIOUS AND EVIL PERSON IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!
As is, of course, always the case, the most applause from the audience was directed at the student who portrayed John Wilkes Booth. Booth, as you all know, remains the single greatest hero in the history of our nation.
Another year; another CONFEDERATE HEROES DAY!
LIFE IS GOOD!
Mirabeau sincerely hopes you had a great CONFEDERATE HEROES DAY!
I've actually written an essay on the South and the legacy of slavery. Personally, I have no problem honoring Confederate soldiers who shed blood in the Civil War. Most of the military didn't own slaves and fought for a region that was decimated after the Civil War. Personally, I would prefer Confederate monuments to remain intact for this reason, but not the Confederate flag. The flag itself is a symbol of racism or it least it has become one in contemporary American culture. I'm from Tennessee and pass by a Civil War mass grave every time I drive home to visit family. I always thought that since we have a MLK day we should also have something like a Mark Twain day. Maybe cornbread and Southern cooking to celebrate the distinct culture of the South. That's just my opinion though.
Nothing is easier than defending the status quo.