Happy mindless Leftist Violence day

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Apr 30 2006, 2:23 pm
Otherwise known as May Day.
Apr 30 2006, 4:18 pm
What's that?

Sorry, I'm American, if that matters.
Apr 30 2006, 5:34 pm
MAYPOLE.


Also: Leave us workers alone.
May 1 2006, 12:45 am
"Sorry, I'm American, if that matters."

Sorry, BUUURRRNNNN

international Workers' Day (a name used interchangably with May Day) is the commemoration of the Haymarket Riot of 1886 in Chicago, Illinois, and a celebration of the social and economic achievements of the international labor movement. The 1 May date is used because in 1884 the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions, inspired by labor's 1872 success in Canada, demanded an eight-hour workday in the United States to come in effect as of May 1, 1886. This resulted in a general strike and the riot in Chicago of 1886, but eventually also in the official sanction of the eight-hour workday. The May Day Riots of 1894 and May Day Riots of 1919 occurred subsequently.
May 1 2006, 12:47 am
Also, in case you dont get the "mindless leftist violence" bit, thats sorta what the day has become, Unions go round flagging their stuff, and eventualy some of them have a scuffle with the police.

Germany had managed it almost as soon as the day began ! it was being reported around 5am on the BBC.

The immigration rally thing, along with the american (by american, I mean mexico and south america) boycott of US goods is on today for linked reasons.
May 2 2006, 12:09 pm
Nowatimean Said:
What's that?
Sorry, I'm American, if that matters.


Don't say your sorry, and It shouldn't matter if your american. If you don't know something ask someone, if they don't know use wikipedia. I personally had to ask what mayday was in britain. The only thing I knew about it was the immigrants rioting on mayday.