it would be a credit to the organization if they honored their non-white employees by making MLK's birthday a holiday. I have heard many arguments for and against but I definitely think he earned it.
I can not for the life of me imagine having the courage to fight racial injustice in some of the towns he went into.
The purpose of MLK Day is not to "honor" any race or color of people. It is meant only to honor the memory of MLK. To set aside a day to honor non-white employees only is racist. Next thing you know, they will have to honor all white employees only. It's ludicrous. The whole point of MLK's message was to create a colorblind society, and you seem to want to point out the colors. That is totally contrary to everything that he stood for, and everything that our Constitution stands for. What an ignorant posting.
Ya know Jones, I agree with you to a point. However, there comes a history with anyone who has posted here for a time. Tieguy is one of those who has a history on this forum, and a number of UPS related boards, as not being the most civil person (I know, I should talk). Given his history, it is understandable the conclusion a reader may have reached.Ya know, I happen to agree with you that the purpose of Martin Luther King day is to honor the memory of the man and his accomplishments, but don't you think your own post was a little over the top? Misinterpreting the reasoning behind a Federal holiday doesn't make someone an ignorant racist, and it's certainly possible to correct an honest mistake without insulting the other person. Unless of course that was the whole reason for your post in the first place.
St. Pat is not an American hero?What's the difference between Martin Luther King Day and Saint Patricks Day?
no, but is should be a light day on deliveries
Read your link.I heard this author on the radio yesterday and his point of view made sense to me. MLK's dream was for a colorblind society and this man's book is a step in that direction. Here's a link to an opinion piece he wrote:
The age of white guilt: and the disappearance of the black individual
What is white guilt? It is not a personal sense of remorse over past wrongs. White guilt is literally a vacuum of moral authority in matters of race, equality, and opportunity that comes from the association of mere white skin with America's historical racism. It is the stigmatization of whites and, more importantly, American institutions with the sin of racism. Under this stigma white individuals and American institutions must perpetually prove a negative--that they are not racist--to gain enough authority to function in matters of race, equality, and opportunity. If they fail to prove the negative, they will be seen as racists. Political correctness, diversity policies, and multiculturalism are forms of deference that give whites and institutions a way to prove the negative and win reprieve from the racist stigma.
no, but is should be a light day on deliveries
The purpose of MLK Day is not to "honor" any race or color of people. It is meant only to honor the memory of MLK. To set aside a day to honor non-white employees only is racist. Next thing you know, they will have to honor all white employees only. It's ludicrous. The whole point of MLK's message was to create a colorblind society, and you seem to want to point out the colors. That is totally contrary to everything that he stood for, and everything that our Constitution stands for. What an ignorant posting.
180 stops....... called for help.
Aww.. Come on now... 95 of those were closed business