I'm thinking things like flagpoles in the yard.

Like you waste however much money and resources to keep your non-native grass around and they drop in a 60 foot pole into it to be able to fly an American flag and flag for whatever shitty college you went to.

What other things are there?

  • micnd90 [he/him,any]
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    4 years ago

    There is nothing more uniquely American than celebrating labor day on the wrong day.

    In 1886, during the commemoration of Labor Day / May Day / International Workers Day in Chicago, working class unions were protesting for basic labor laws like $1/hr minimum wage, six-day work week and on that particular year, 8 hours workday pls . The police cracked down on the rally, killed one protestor and some anarchists in the crowd retaliated by lobbing a bomb onto police line, killing 7 officers. This is historically called Haymarket affair. Today we have 5-day work week, 8 hours workday, and basic labor laws thank to these protests.

    Grover Cleveland - Democratic president at the time was too much of a pussy. He did not want Labor Day to commemorate the socialists and anarchists protest behind Haymarket affair. So he moved Labor Day to fall, and now Labor Day in the USA is about football, BBQ, and Labor Day sales in September while the rest of the world still celebrate Labor Day in May, in part celebrating the brave working class unions in Illinois who fought for basic labor laws today we take for granted.

    • Scufo [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      Not only that, but Labor Day/May Day was renamed to, and this is not a joke, Loyalty Day. In case you doubted that we live in a dystopia.

      • micnd90 [he/him,any]
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        4 years ago

        I thought it was Law Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_Day_(United_States)

        On May 1 the United States officially recognizes Law Day. It is meant to reflect on the role of law in the foundation of the country and to recognize its importance for society. 🤣 😂

    • fart [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      canada celebrates it in september

      In fact most of the things in this thread apply to canada too