And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Cinco de Mayo coming up. In real life Mexico, they have no idea why we celebrate this.
Actually it came from a Corona marketing push, they noticed how the sales of Guinness increased at St. Patrick's day (another pointless holiday) and wanted a similar sales boost.
Agree, a minor regional event that meant nothing in Mexico Independence. No connection to U.S. history either. But here we are, celebrating like its Kwanzaa, another made-up holiday, like Juneteenth and so on and so forth.
It isn't regional. It's a wholly corporate invention.
Spoiler Alert News flash: Valentine's Day was appropriated and pimped by candy companies, and Mother's Day is largely a creation of greeting card and flower companies.
And there's no Easter Bunny either.
Some years back, no less an authority than Paul Rodriguez wrote an op-ed in the L.A. Times regarding his annoyance and disgust at the entirely made-up "holiday" and companies pimping his heritage to sell beer.
"I asked a random Mexican-American kid in the neighborhood what 'Cinco de Mayo' means. His answer: "The fifth of May."
Perfect margarita: One can of minute maid lime concentrate. Fill the can twice with water, once with tequila, half with gran marnier. Add juice of 5 limes. Pour over ice into a salt rimmed glass and enjoy!
My guess would be some people decided to party and every year the party grew until it became what you see today.
ReplyDeleteIt is a construct of American beer companies.
ReplyDeleteActually it came from a Corona marketing push, they noticed how the sales of Guinness increased at St. Patrick's day (another pointless holiday) and wanted a similar sales boost.
DeleteAKA: "Media whines about cultural appropriation" week.
ReplyDeleteThe correct pronunciation is: Cinco de Drinko
ReplyDeleteTwo reasons. 1) Alcohol. 2) French military defeat.
ReplyDeleteWhat's not to celebrate?
If we're going to use French military defeats as the acme, the whole calendar is now in play.
DeleteNeither do we.
ReplyDeleteBut, tacos, tequila, and beer, what's not to like? And celebrate?
I celebrate every Tuesday night at the local cantina, two for tacos and margs!
DeleteAgree, a minor regional event that meant nothing in Mexico Independence. No connection to U.S. history either. But here we are, celebrating like its Kwanzaa, another made-up holiday, like Juneteenth and so on and so forth.
ReplyDeleteNot like Juneteenth.
DeleteIt isn't regional.
DeleteIt's a wholly corporate invention.
Spoiler Alert News flash: Valentine's Day was appropriated and pimped by candy companies, and Mother's Day is largely a creation of greeting card and flower companies.
And there's no Easter Bunny either.
Some years back, no less an authority than Paul Rodriguez wrote an op-ed in the L.A. Times regarding his annoyance and disgust at the entirely made-up "holiday" and companies pimping his heritage to sell beer.
"I asked a random Mexican-American kid in the neighborhood what 'Cinco de Mayo' means.
His answer: "The fifth of May."
Out of the mouths of babes..."
The worst are the F******G school teachers that mandate the celebrations.
ReplyDeleteIt's because there are now more mescans here, than over there.
ReplyDeleteThat's "messicans" pardner.....
Deletelikes me sum americanized messican graaar....
ReplyDeleteAnyone else immediately think of Stan, $90T, and a headless chicken? Maybe it’s just me…
ReplyDeletereal Americans do not celebrate this bullshit.
ReplyDeletePerfect margarita: One can of minute maid lime concentrate. Fill the can twice with water, once with tequila, half with gran marnier. Add juice of 5 limes. Pour over ice into a salt rimmed glass and enjoy!
ReplyDelete