Should Republicans get Labor Day off?

[Lief 🗽]

The sights of teabaggers getting the day off work yesterday, on a day that ostensibly celebrates the American worker and the American labor movement, to go watch their corporate stooge politician heroes push for policies that will further erode the miserable living conditions of working Americans led me to create this poll.

Obviously we can't know which candidate one votes for in general elections, but perhaps those who have ever donated to a Republican candidate or voted in a Republican primary could be prevented from observing the holiday.

[TJ in Oregon]

Not all union members are Democrats and according to this only 59% voted for Obama.

http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/26/the-effects-of-union-membership-on-democratic-voting/

Almost certainly some of the remaining 41% voted for McCain and perhaps even voted in a Republicans primary or donated money to Republicans. An awful lot of my family fits into this category and I'm sure many others do as well.

[Psychic Octopus]

Oh please. I doubt even ten percent of people in the country know the history and origin of Labor Day. It's a purely non-political holiday. So stop trolling man, you're better than this.

[dead0man]

Should non-Christians get Christmas off?

[Keystone Phil]

Should non-Christians get Christmas off?

Correct phrasing: Should Democrats get off for holidays they despise?

Same logic, Lief.

[Gustaf]

The sights of teabaggers getting the day off work yesterday, on a day that ostensibly celebrates the American worker and the American labor movement, to go watch their corporate stooge politician heroes push for policies that will further erode the miserable living conditions of working Americans led me to create this poll.

Obviously we can't know which candidate one votes for in general elections, but perhaps those who have ever donated to a Republican candidate or voted in a Republican primary could be prevented from observing the holiday.

Well, if you could just monitor who votes Republican you could probably send them to labour camp. After a decade there I'm sure they would appreciate Labor Day.

Alternatively we could just execute them all. Problem solved.

[Guderian]

We shouldn't celebrate since those "laborers" who do mostly live off our taxes, so we should mourn.

[minionofmidas]

Of course not. It's not a holiday in the US.

Labor Day is May 1st.
 

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

The sights of teabaggers getting the day off work yesterday, on a day that ostensibly celebrates the American worker and the American labor movement, to go watch their corporate stooge politician heroes push for policies that will further erode the miserable living conditions of working Americans led me to create this poll.

Obviously we can't know which candidate one votes for in general elections, but perhaps those who have ever donated to a Republican candidate or voted in a Republican primary could be prevented from observing the holiday.

Well, if you could just monitor who votes Republican you could probably send them to labour camp. After a decade there I'm sure they would appreciate Labor Day.

Alternatively we could just execute them all. Problem solved.

See, stuff like this that led to Gabby Giffords, in a matter of time, a Republican is targeted in the same manner. So much for the "civility" your boy talked about. Ofcourse, I need to lynch Black people, go straight to hell, and get myself, apparently a Son of a Bitch, out first...

[angus]

a day that ostensibly celebrates the American worker and the American labor movement

What planet are you from?  Labor day celebrates the Muscular Dystrophy Association. 

[Keystone Phil]

The sights of teabaggers getting the day off work yesterday, on a day that ostensibly celebrates the American worker and the American labor movement, to go watch their corporate stooge politician heroes push for policies that will further erode the miserable living conditions of working Americans led me to create this poll.

Obviously we can't know which candidate one votes for in general elections, but perhaps those who have ever donated to a Republican candidate or voted in a Republican primary could be prevented from observing the holiday.

Well, if you could just monitor who votes Republican you could probably send them to labour camp. After a decade there I'm sure they would appreciate Labor Day.

Alternatively we could just execute them all. Problem solved.

See, stuff like this that led to Gabby Giffords, in a matter of time, a Republican is targeted in the same manner. So much for the "civility" your boy talked about. Ofcourse, I need to lynch Black people, go straight to hell, and get myself, apparently a Son of a Bitch, out first...

...

Gustaf was mocking Lief. The former frequently stands up to the latter's rhetoric.

[republicanism]

We shouldn't celebrate since those "laborers" who do mostly live off our taxes, so we should mourn.

Workers don't work, and instead "live off" the taxes of young guys posting on an internet forum? News to me...

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

The sights of teabaggers getting the day off work yesterday, on a day that ostensibly celebrates the American worker and the American labor movement, to go watch their corporate stooge politician heroes push for policies that will further erode the miserable living conditions of working Americans led me to create this poll.

Obviously we can't know which candidate one votes for in general elections, but perhaps those who have ever donated to a Republican candidate or voted in a Republican primary could be prevented from observing the holiday.

Well, if you could just monitor who votes Republican you could probably send them to labour camp. After a decade there I'm sure they would appreciate Labor Day.

Alternatively we could just execute them all. Problem solved.

See, stuff like this led to Gabby Giffords, in a matter of time, a Republican is targeted in the same manner. So much for the "civility" your boy talked about. Ofcourse, I need to lynch Black people, go straight to hell, and get myself, apparently a Son of a Bitch, out first...

...

Gustaf was mocking Lief. The former frequently stands up to the latter's rhetoric.

I havent been here long enough to know that, so I apologize to Gustav for my own heated language.

[Insula Dei]

Of course not. It's not a holiday in the US.

Labor Day is May 1st.
 

True.

[🐒Gods of Prosperity🔱🐲💸]

Yes, Republicans should get off September Bank Holiday.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

Of course not. It's not a holiday in the US.

Labor Day is May 1st.
 

Labor Day is a holiday for Reactionaries in the US.

Also, shut up Gustaf. No one wants to see you get into an argument with Lief over one of his joksey/tongue-in-cheek/devil's advocate posts. It's very obnoxious. Why do you take him so seriously?

[Keystone Phil]

Of course not. It's not a holiday in the US.

Labor Day is May 1st.
 

Labor Day is a holiday for Reactionaries in the US.

Also, shut up Gustaf. No one wants to see you get into an argument with Lief over one of his joksey/tongue-in-cheek/devil's advocate posts. It's very obnoxious. Why do you take him so seriously?

How the hell is this post an example of "devil's advocate?" Lief isn't trying to present a serious positive argument from the other side.

[Gustaf]

Of course not. It's not a holiday in the US.

Labor Day is May 1st.
 

Labor Day is a holiday for Reactionaries in the US.

Also, shut up Gustaf. No one wants to see you get into an argument with Lief over one of his joksey/tongue-in-cheek/devil's advocate posts. It's very obnoxious. Why do you take him so seriously?

You're very testy, aren't you?

I always give people the courtesy of assuming they're serious. If they're saying things they can't actually support when questioned, it's their problem.

Also, shut up [whatever your name is]. No wants to see you get into an argument with Gustaf over one of his joksey/tongue-in-cheek/devil's advocate posts. It's very obnoxious. Why do you take him so seriously?

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

Of course not. It's not a holiday in the US.

Labor Day is May 1st.
 

Labor Day is a holiday for Reactionaries in the US.

Also, shut up Gustaf. No one wants to see you get into an argument with Lief over one of his joksey/tongue-in-cheek/devil's advocate posts. It's very obnoxious. Why do you take him so seriously?

You're very testy, aren't you?

I always give people the courtesy of assuming they're serious. If they're saying things they can't actually support when questioned, it's their problem.

Also, shut up [whatever your name is]. No wants to see you get into an argument with Gustaf over one of his joksey/tongue-in-cheek/devil's advocate posts. It's very obnoxious. Why do you take him so seriously?

You frequently get into these types of arguments with Lief and opebo and it derails threads and serves no real purpose. I dislike serious threads being derailed because you feel the need to chide a poster you dislike.

Speak for yourself, Gustaf. You're the one always posting angry strawmen in arguments.

Why would you think this is a serious question? Yes, I'm sure Lief is very passionate about using the government to take a day off from Republicans. If he is, that's so ridiculous and mind-numbingly stupid that it's a waste of time confronting him about it.

I take you seriously because all of your posts seem pretty humorless and dry.

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

Of course not. It's not a holiday in the US.

Labor Day is May 1st.
 

Labor Day is a holiday for Reactionaries in the US.

Also, shut up Gustaf. No one wants to see you get into an argument with Lief over one of his joksey/tongue-in-cheek/devil's advocate posts. It's very obnoxious. Why do you take him so seriously?

How the hell is this post an example of "devil's advocate?" Lief isn't trying to present a serious positive argument from the other side.

It isn't but what I meant to say is that "no one wants to see you get into another argument with Lief over another one of his tongue-in-cheek posts". He also has devil's advocate posts that Gustaf likes to get angry about and I meant to say that I'm irritated at his faux-outrage over those.

Other than that, I think Gustaf is a great poster who contributes a lot to discussion.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Of course not. It's not a holiday in the US.

Labor Day is May 1st.

You win.

[Gustaf]

Of course not. It's not a holiday in the US.

Labor Day is May 1st.
 

Labor Day is a holiday for Reactionaries in the US.

Also, shut up Gustaf. No one wants to see you get into an argument with Lief over one of his joksey/tongue-in-cheek/devil's advocate posts. It's very obnoxious. Why do you take him so seriously?

You're very testy, aren't you?

I always give people the courtesy of assuming they're serious. If they're saying things they can't actually support when questioned, it's their problem.

Also, shut up [whatever your name is]. No wants to see you get into an argument with Gustaf over one of his joksey/tongue-in-cheek/devil's advocate posts. It's very obnoxious. Why do you take him so seriously?

You frequently get into these types of arguments with Lief and opebo and it derails threads and serves no real purpose. I dislike serious threads being derailed because you feel the need to chide a poster you dislike.

Speak for yourself, Gustaf. You're the one always posting angry strawmen in arguments.

Why would you think this is a serious question? Yes, I'm sure Lief is very passionate about using the government to take a day off from Republicans. If he is, that's so ridiculous and mind-numbingly stupid that it's a waste of time confronting him about it.

I take you seriously because all of your posts seem pretty humorless and dry.

Wait, so I'm derailing a serious thread because I made the mistake of taking it seriously when it wasn't serious? That is...confusing.

I don't post angry strawmen. I'm certainly not as angry as you seem to be about this. (In fact, I've no idea who you even are).

I don't think it was serious in the sense that Lief would actually want to implement this policy. I think it is serious in the sense that he views Republicans as evil people he is at war with. This is consistent with his rhetoric about them killing people or his support for autocratic leaders like Chavez. I think that's in poor taste and should be called out. It's sort of how I might criticize someone making a racist joke. It might be the boring thing to do, but I still think it has to be done in some instances.

And I think you just may not get my humour, since many, if not most, of my posts aren't serious.

What is the serious discussion you want to have here that I'm preventing?   

[minionofmidas]

Speak for yourself, Gustaf. You're the one always posting angry strawmen in arguments.

I take offense to the notion that there is only one of these people.

[Gustaf]

Speak for yourself, Gustaf. You're the one always posting angry strawmen in arguments.

I take offense to the notion that there is only one of these people.

I think he's commending me for being the only one to to limit my angry strawmen to arguments.

[opebo]

The rich get every day off.