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Populist Reform of the Democratic Party

Bad Dog

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1. It was only introduced here late in the day.

Reply to merrily (Original post)

Wed May 4, 2016, 10:29 AM

May 2016

By Jim Callaghan's Labour Government. The first May Day I remember having off school was in 1979. It pissed it down, (it usually does.) The Tories hate it, and want to get rid of it in exchange for another day more in keeping with their imperialist ideology, but they can't decide what day, Trafalgar, Agincourt, Thatcher's Birthday.

Meanwhile a motley crew has joined forces to keep it, not just Trade Unionists and Socialist but neo pagans and worm charmers who want to keep May Day traditions alive.

In other words, weird shit like this.

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The Haymarket Affair - 130 Years Ago Today [View all] merrily May 2016 OP

It was only introduced here late in the day. Bad Dog May 2016 #1

Thanks. Originally, the first sentence of my post referenced the pagan holiday, but I decided merrily May 2016 #2

Getting rid of a bank holiday is a vote loser. Bad Dog May 2016 #3

But, they could rename it and obscure its significance. Hell, if Grover Cleveland merrily May 2016 #4

Why rename it? Bad Dog May 2016 #5

International Workers Day deserves its name and also deserves observances. merrily May 2016 #6

We've always called it May Day. Bad Dog May 2016 #15

Great Post! afertal May 2016 #7

Thank you so much! merrily May 2016 #8

K&R------------------------- turbinetree May 2016 #9

They wanted us to forget, to think Labor Day was just another day off, merrily May 2016 #12

You are so correct we the working class------------------------ turbinetree May 2016 #16

Yep Greed is the root cause. merrily May 2016 #18

Agree with turbinetree Beartooth Bronsky May 2016 #24

When I was a child in the 1940s, we made May baskets full of goodies and put them JDPriestly May 2016 #10

That is how Grover Cleveland wanted May Day to remain. merrily May 2016 #11

Haymarket Square ReRe May 2016 #13

You are very welcome. I thought that while I was writing it. What Hollywood loves to make merrily May 2016 #19

I wonder how long they would lock one up for printing off things like this and handing them jtuck004 May 2016 #14

People who are not teaching it may not know about it either. merrily May 2016 #21

Excellent post. I've pinned it. demwing May 2016 #17

Thank you for the kind words. Of course, I don't mind. merrily May 2016 #20

Trade Unionism Beartooth Bronsky May 2016 #22

Very interesting post. Thank you! merrily May 2016 #23