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A New National Holiday--Minority Friday

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Many years ago a marvelous play was written called Day of Absence, in which African-Americans proposed doing exactly what immigrants proposed for today, February 16, 2017—a Day of Absence for immigrants from jobs, schools and any other way in which they interact with the capitalistic, profit driven economy of the United States of America.

As of this writing, I do not know how successful this day has been in accomplishing its mission.  What I do know, however, is that it is the PERFECT way for any American in this country to protest what s/he perceives to be feeling that they are less valued, less worthy and less appreciated than those we know to be referred to as the “real Americans.” Those of us who feel as I (and you) feel know to what I am referring.  Not all, but many, many African-Americans (men and women), gays (men) and lesbians (women), immigrants (many nations), Native Americans, unequally paid white women, disenfranchised and powerless poverty-stricken men and women, etc. can fully appreciate and understand how corporate and government people in power use all of us as pawns, feeding us psychologically manipulative and false information to advance the economic and social agenda of the people in power—the power elite.

And so, in this blog I am asking, suggesting, that any and every individual in this country who feels themselves to be a victim of a white privileged American society that believes themselves to be better than the rest of us “other Americans” to band together and establish another Day of Absence here in 2017.  I would also suggest, and recommend, that we allow ourselves time to fully advertise and rally everyone to this day of absence.

To fully maximize and make the point to the power elite of the absolute power of those they hold below them, I would strongly suggest that this event occur on what has formerly been referred to as Black Friday in America—the day after Thanksgiving when the vast majority of Americans go out and lavish billions of dollars on corporations that view this day as one of their most important of the year.  Could we minorities possibly band together for just one day to let them know how we feel about their day to day treatment of us?  One day.  One time.  What do we, as minorities in this country have to lose—not to be confused with SCOTUS’s admonition to African-Americans regarding what they would have to lose if he were to become POTUS!


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