Location: CA, USA
I have some neighbors who regularly have a huge bash lasting all night long - it’s happened every Cinco de Mayo for nearly a decade.
This year - nothing.
The whole town is quiet. This used to be one of the noisiest days of the year. Is anyone else noticing this in their community?
Yeah. Because the usa is now ran by goddamn fucking Nazis
Nah, the Mexican Catholic Church up the road from me threw another huge party today, and I’m in one of the shit hole southern states.
If the cause for muted celebration persists, for next year I’d suggest reviving International Workers’ Day and/or Beltane, possibly with Cinco de Mayo influences. Nothing like solidarity marches, or bonfires, pagan magic and feasting.
I’m in California too. Every year I forget it’s Cinco and think “Damn, Mexicans are feeling super patriotic! There’s two meter Mexican flags attached to half the vehicles on the road today! Oh… it is the 5th of May isn’t it…” Not one this year.
My Mexican neighbor was just sitting on the steps looking depressed as fuck earlier. :(
Yep, people usually go pretty hard in Redwood City but not this year. It is Monday but even for a Monday it’s quiet.
ICE aside, ain’t nobody got money for dat.
But whats the history of cinco de mayo?
SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP. 🍻🎺
I DONT WANNA DRINK ANYMORE
Battle of Pueblo
Celebrated more in the US than in Mexico
They probably also went easy on the Yom Kippur celebrations in 1933 Germany
This was hilarious for a second then fucking terrifying.
It’s Monday.
Nope, it’s Tuesday.
Username checks out I guess?
(Timezones are such great fun)
It’s been Tuesday for nearly 14 hours mate, catch up.
You’re Monday.
No, you’re a towel
The towel:
sawce: tacotron2000 on deviantart
I am, in fact, high.
Therefore, you are a towel. o7
With ICE being given carte blanche to do whatever they want with no oversight; would you be having a gathering? Even if you were 110% legal, would you risk getting someone who isn’t snatched up?
I tried to be festive and have been blasting Mexican music for the neighborhood; but it’s like 10pm and I’m old, gotta shut it down.
Even if you were 110% legal, would you risk getting
someone who isn’tsnatched up?It clearly doesn’t matter to ICE or the regime generally if a person is a citizen
The why (ICE) is pretty clear. I was really more interested in where - how widespread is this?
Because honestly, the silence is chilling. It feels like the day is being smothered in this blanket of lukewarm fear.
Honestly all the holidays were a bit muted for 45 so it makes sense they’re even quieter for 47. There’s even more fear, anxiety, anger, etc. Not the things that really drive a party atmosphere.
What do the numbers mean?
45th and 47th presidents of the United States. Which in this case are the same person
“person”
You know I seriously considered trying to find a more accurate word. I should have.
Situation?
Trump as 45th and 47th president
I see, that’s probably something only Americans would generally understand :D
Ahh yeah I probably getting deported. I wasn’t suppose to tell a non American 😁
That’s the last civics lesson you’ll be teaching around here, pal.
OK, USA. Meant to add that. Definitely quieter overall.
Right. ICE is a bunch of thugs who would love to round up brown people celebrating Cinco de Mayo.
There was a time when that would have been recognized as sarcasm.
Yeah, same. Previous years it was cars driving around with flags, posters for events, etc. This year I saw absolutely nothing. Feels a bit glum tbh.
El Salvador
