What are you doing to celebrate Loyalty Day?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

What are you doing to celebrate Loyalty Day?

How about an old fashioned salute to the flag?

"I pledge allegiance to my Flag and to the republic for which it stands: one nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

[Antonio the Sixth]

May 1 is Labor Day

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

May 1 is Labor Day

Not in the US.  In the US, today is Loyalty Day.  Labor Day is some four months from now.

[TNF]

Blaring 'F**k the Police' with the windows down, probably giving out free food at work, etc.

[Redalgo]

As always, yesterday I refused to recite the pledge, and today will be no different. My loyalty is to myself alone, and my continued cooperation with the government of the United States remains conditional upon ours being a satisfactorily arrangement of mutual-benefit. Rather than observing Loyalty Day, I focus on May Day instead and am brimming with socialist patriotism - though not really in a Marxist-Leninist flavour.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I intend to be brand loyal and have a Grey Goose martini (or two). 

[traininthedistance]

I intend to be brand loyal and have a Grey Goose martini (or two).  

Ew.  It's not a martini if it doesn't have gin.  

Worth noting that vodka is, of course, the purest possible expression of branding for the sake of branding- aside from the actually nasty bottom-shelf stuff it is all designed to be exactly the same with no personality or taste whatsoever.

I think I'll have a finger or two of this over ice, maybe with a splash of bitters or Campari if I'm feeling fancy:



Silly name, quality product.  Smooth and flavorful, packs a punch, not too expensive.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

I intend to be brand loyal and have a Grey Goose martini (or two).  

Ew.  It's not a martini if it doesn't have gin.  

Worth noting that vodka is, of course, the purest possible expression of branding for the sake of branding- aside from the actually nasty bottom-shelf stuff it is all designed to be exactly the same with no personality or taste whatsoever.

I think I'll have a finger or two of this over ice, maybe with a splash of bitters or Campari if I'm feeling fancy:



Silly name, quality product.  Smooth and flavorful, packs a punch, not too expensive.

Have you tried Eagle Rare Single Barrel?  Awesome stuff.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Our school's Mock Trial team had a Law Day luncheon--I'm not on it but I have friends who are.

[Lief 🗽]

I'm celebrating Law Day by studying for my equal protection exam.

[traininthedistance]

Have you tried Eagle Rare Single Barrel?  Awesome stuff.

No, I've seen it around but it's a bit too pricey for my budget.  Someday.

[traininthedistance]

Also relevant. (NSFW)

[Tetro Kornbluth]

As always, yesterday I refused to recite the pledge, and today will be no different. My loyalty is to myself alone, and my continued cooperation with the government of the United States remains conditional upon ours being a satisfactorily arrangement of mutual-benefit.

I dare you - sincerely I do dare you - to try and reject this 'arrangement of mutual-benefit'.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Playing Italian Resistance songs (normal for my household).

[Antonio the Sixth]

Playing Italian Resistance songs (normal for my household).

Your household has great taste.

Una mattina mi sono alzato
Bella ciao bella ciao bella ciao ciao ciao...

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

As always, yesterday I refused to recite the pledge, and today will be no different. My loyalty is to myself alone, and my continued cooperation with the government of the United States remains conditional upon ours being a satisfactorily arrangement of mutual-benefit.

I dare you - sincerely I do dare you - to try and reject this 'arrangement of mutual-benefit'.

LOLZ, Gully is using radical libertarian talking points.

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

Same thing I do every day: be an exemplary American citizen.

[Tetro Kornbluth]

As always, yesterday I refused to recite the pledge, and today will be no different. My loyalty is to myself alone, and my continued cooperation with the government of the United States remains conditional upon ours being a satisfactorily arrangement of mutual-benefit.

I dare you - sincerely I do dare you - to try and reject this 'arrangement of mutual-benefit'.

LOLZ, Gully is using radical libertarian talking points.

[Mr. Morden]

As an American expatriot in Australia, I melted down every coin I had with a picture of Elizabeth's face on it.  I also punched a few kangaroos in the face, and screamed at everyone on the street "So you Australians think you're pretty special, huh?  Let's see you make it to the Moon!"

[angus]

There's a Loyalty Day?  Seriously?

I guess it is serious.  True Federalist is always serious.  In that case, I'll have a drink to Loyalty Day.  (I just happen to have a drink in front of me just now.) 

Happy Loyalty Day.  Cheers!

[Torie]

No.

[Redalgo]

I dare you - sincerely I do dare you - to try and reject this 'arrangement of mutual-benefit'.

I do not want to go through the trouble of emigration, do not much fancy the prospect of being in prison, or having to otherwise compartmentalize away and conceal a criminal aspect of my life. The fact remains that I have a choice. Having so few options makes my freedom in the matter less than would be ideally actionable, in fairness to your point, but the balances of power in the agreement are not quite completely tilted in the state's advantage.

A lot of improvements could be made of course and I am not happy about the condition of my country.

[Simfan34]

I dare you - sincerely I do dare you - to try and reject this 'arrangement of mutual-benefit'.

I do not want to go through the trouble of emigration, do not much fancy the prospect of being in prison, or having to otherwise compartmentalize away and conceal a criminal aspect of my life. The fact remains that I have a choice. Having so few options makes my freedom in the matter less than would be ideally actionable, in fairness to your point, but the balances of power in the agreement are not quite completely tilted in the state's advantage.

A lot of improvements could be made of course and I am not happy about the condition of my country.

Then why bother complaining if you're unwilling to move? Jesus. Still not showering?

[TheDeadFlagBlues]

I went to a May Day march.

[Redalgo]

Then why bother complaining if you're unwilling to move? Jesus. Still not showering?

By their very nature the radical seeks to make sweeping changes to society, getting at the roots of the flaws they perceive in the prevailing order. I complain because I am convinced a better world is possible - not because I am ungrateful for or unequivocally hate the system in place.

I would either move or rebel if I felt sufficiently betrayed by the state, and expect the same of everybody else in the country who is not cowardly, ignorant to the situation, or authoritarian-minded. These days I am not that troubled because there are peaceful means for bringing about meaningful changes. And atop of that, I do not want the U.S. to be the way I like without broad-based public support. I care about quality of process more than quality of results in government.