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?
They’re afraid of attracting ICE raids
There was literally an article yesterday about towns and cities canceling their events due to fears of ICE raids.
I heard some communities would boycott specific products, common in these celebrations, as they were instrumental in Trump’s campaign. Nevertheless, this is news to me since the celebrations themselves are basically mandatory for Mexicans.
Location: MI, USA. My city is insanely white. The second highest demographic being Black, at around 4%. I have never seen or heard any celebrating around here. But you can expect a 2hr wait at any Mexican restaurant.
Probably ICE and bad economy
I expect Chinese New Year celebrations to go down too once they start ramping up the “CCP Spy” Sinophobic rhetoric.
It’d be like the red scare all over again, except this time the Russians already won, and is now… in a proxy war with China via the US?
So now:
Russian agent in the white house = good?
But every Chinese American is now a spy, even with zero proof whatsoever?What the fuck is going on lol? This Simulation is broken
Yeah. Because the usa is now ran by goddamn fucking Nazis
It’s a Monday
They probably also went easy on the Yom Kippur celebrations in 1933 Germany
This was hilarious for a second then fucking terrifying.
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
Right. ICE is a bunch of thugs who would love to round up brown people celebrating Cinco de Mayo.
Yeah, they are.
There was a time when that would have been recognized as sarcasm.
I actually don’t think I agree. ICE has been increasingly militarized and distilled into a posse of yes-men thugs for a while. They finally got a leader that let’s them act like the SS.
It was never a joke, and people now realize that.
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?
Trump as 45th and 47th president
I understood what you meant.
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.
45th and 47th presidents of the United States. Which in this case are the same person
“person”
Three hamberders in a trench coat
Entity in a human-like appearance which may or may not be an alien reptillian creature.
You know I seriously considered trying to find a more accurate word. I should have.
Situation?
I believe you. It’s okay. It isn’t worth it. 🫂
OK, USA. Meant to add that. Definitely quieter overall.
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.
I was in Mexico for Cinco last year and they didn’t seem to give a shit. I asked if anything special was going on and they just laughed and said no.
Mexican here. Cinco de Mayo commerates the Battle of Puebla. It’s widely celebrated in the United States and not celebrated here. It’s really more a Mexican-American thing.
There are 32 states down here and only one, Puebla itself, has the day off. As a resident of one of the other 31 states, it literally was a normal day at work for me.
Yeah it seems to be more of a Mexican-American thing. Also it has become sort of a Hallmark Holiday in the US, meaning the significance is amplified by marketing.
I mean the weather is usually beautiful on May 5, so any excuse to have a party.
My Mexican neighbor was just sitting on the steps looking depressed as fuck earlier. :(
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
It’s Monday.
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
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.
May 5th was a Monday regardless of time zones, dumbass.
We weren’t talkin about dates, we’re talking about days.
Bless your heart.
Yep, people usually go pretty hard in Redwood City but not this year. It is Monday but even for a Monday it’s quiet.
Hey, I know this wasn’t the point of your comment, but I grew up in Redwood City! Nice to see it mentioned. That was a wonderful place to spend the 90s as a kid.
It’s still wonderful :)
I think a lot of people in general are kind of busy worrying about other shit than getting all wrapped up in celebratory practices/traditions. kthx
Yeah I’m sure ICE has absolutely nothing to do with it….
Also people who say “kthnks” are so lame
You jump to conclusions, just like the idiot that you really are. What a life you must live. Living by such a black and white narrative. “Durrhhhh…I’m incapable of thinking outside of the box, hue hue” Fucking idiot.
You don’t think maybe with what’s going on people might be afraid of celebrating their ethnicity? When ethic people are the target of ICE?
I mean it’s a fairly logical conclusion to come to.
Also I never said it’s the only reason, there might be many factors, but to say it’s stupid to think the current situation with ICE has nothing to do with it…. Well that’s just stupid.
