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[themagicalkitsune]

At least it's not his birthday

Of course not, that's National Trump Day.

 

[JORMBO]

The last few presidents have done this also. Trump does the same thing and people start raging.

 

[Freshmaker]

And before anyone asks, yes, it's real.

I'll call it Malcom X day.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

The last few presidents have done this also. Trump does the same thing and people start raging.

Clinton: National Day of Fellowship and Hope
Bush: National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving
Obama: National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation
Trump: National Day of Patriotic Devotion

One of these is not like the others.

,

 

[KHarvey16]

The last few presidents have done this also. Trump does the same thing and people start raging.

Not exactly.

Clinton: National Day of Fellowship and Hope
Bush: National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving
Obama: National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation
Trump: National Day of Patriotic Devotion

One of these is not like the others.

 

[Yamauchi]

Ok, I guess this isn't a big deal. "National Day of Patriotic Devotion" sounds weird, but the main offense was that he declared his inauguration day a holiday. If all recent presidents have done the same then this is just some weird ceremonial shit that nobody pays attention to. That's probably why there's zero coverage of this.

This is every day for the next 4-8 years.

 

[SparkleMotion]

Spoiler

vomits

That guy needs a good punch to the head.

 

[NullPointer]

At least it's not his birthday

Well his birthday *is* on Flag Day (June 14th).

 

[CountAntonius]

The last few presidents have done this also. Trump does the same thing and people start raging.

I fell for it. Honestly it's hard to know what is common and uncommon. People reporting every fucking thing Trump does is taking away from the actual problematic things he's doing. I'm gonna take a break from Trump threads.

 

[Pop-O-Matic]

If I ever become President (not likely, but if this country can elect Trump...), I'd totally just declare my Inauguration Day "National Day of Appreciating How Big The President's Cock Is."

 

[Adobe]

It's like a little kid wants to be the president for a day but instead he sits there for 4 years.

I feel bad for you, America

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

That guy needs a good punch to the head.

Or at least a nice forearm smash.

 

[WhereAreMahDragonz]

this is hands down the worst episode of black mirror

 

[mrkgoo]

.."no greater people than the American Citizenry..."?

Man, screw you, Trump.

 

[Ryuuroden]

If he gets to pick his national holidays, nothing you can do, folks, Although the Second Amendment people — maybe there is, I don’t know.

Spoiler

bazinga

 

[KernelPanic]

"... no peace where the people do not pray for it"??

Wtf

 

[MattKeil]

disturbing language aside, the idea itself is pretty normal

Bush: https://www.federalregister.gov/doc.../national-day-of-prayer-and-thanksgiving-2001



Obama: http://web.archive.org/web/20170117.../national-day-renewal-and-reconciliation-2009



Clinton: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Proclamation_6525


I can't find any before HW

and yes, I realize Trump's has an Orwellian name and a nationalist message. My only point was that it is apparently normal for Presidents to celebrate their own inauguration this way

Bush's isn't much less disturbing than Trump's, really.

 

[Afrodium]

I fell for it. Honestly it's hard to know what is common and uncommon. People reporting every fucking thing Trump does is taking away from the actual problematic things he's doing. I'm gonna take a break from Trump threads.

Yeah now that I see this is a regular thing for presidents to do I regret making this thread. The name he chose is a bit weird but this is far from surreal North Korean nightmare it appears to be.

 

[Nafai1123]

Should've called it National Small Hands Acceptance Day, a day to reflect on the challenges the child-handed face everyday in America.

 

[Jackpot]

Yeah now that I see this is a regular thing for presidents to do I regret making this thread. The name he chose is a bit weird but this is far from surreal North Korean nightmare it appears to be.

Maybe the OP can be updated. The florid language of "the year of our lord" is also a staple of past declarations.

 

[JORMBO]

Not exactly.

Tell me what about this from the OP sounds bad?

January 20, 2017, as National Day of Patriotic
Devotion, in order to strengthen our bonds to each other and to
our country -- and to renew the duties of Government to the
people.

 

[Blader]

Don't see the problem. On January 20th, I devoted myself to the patriotic cause of working to stop everything this man stands for.

 

[UberTag]

He will have a golden statue of himself erected on the white house lawn first I imagine.

 

[Syncytia]

Tell me what about this from the OP sounds bad?

The part sounds bad is the part you didn't bold.

 

[sc0la]

I'll burn a fucking flag on that day.

Can't if it's already passed. Devilishly clever.

 

[harriet the spy]

this is hands down the worst episode of black mirror

The production values are phenomenal though. Heard there are some nukes in the second part, can't wait.

 

[JORMBO]

The part sounds bad is the part you didn't bold.

Can you elaborate?

 

[More_Badass]

Turns out this action actually is a common tradition for new presidents

disturbing language aside, the idea itself is pretty normal

Bush: https://www.federalregister.gov/doc.../national-day-of-prayer-and-thanksgiving-2001

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 21, 2001, a National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving and call upon the citizens of our Nation to gather together in homes and places of worship to pray alone and together and offer thanksgiving to God for all the blessings of this great and good land.

Obama: http://web.archive.org/web/20170117.../national-day-renewal-and-reconciliation-2009

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 20, 2009, a National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation, and call upon all of our citizens to serve one another and the common purpose of remaking this Nation for our new century.

Clinton: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Proclamation_6525

Now, Therefore, I, William J. Clinton, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 22, 1993, a National Day of Fellowship and Hope and call upon the citizens of this great Nation to reflect on their obligations to their fellow Americans and look forward to the challenges of the new year with a spirit of hope.

I can't find any before HW

and yes, I realize Trump's has an Orwellian name and a nationalist message. My only point was that it is apparently normal for Presidents to celebrate their own inauguration this way