Would you support a request to the prov'l govt to make the last Sat in Oct as Halloween? I am willing to lead this campaign. Thoughts?
— Riley Brockington (@RiverWardRiley) October 31, 2015
First, the province can't legislate when Hallowe'en is. They can proclaim a provincial day of candy-begging. That's about it.
— Jonathan McLeod (@jonathanmcleod) October 31, 2015
They certainly couldn't stop people from asking for candy or giving out candy on Hallowe'en.
— Jonathan McLeod (@jonathanmcleod) October 31, 2015
But the worst thing is taking this communal event, this socially-derived experience, and deciding it's appropriately the government's domain
— Jonathan McLeod (@jonathanmcleod) October 31, 2015
It's not. Not everything we do needs to be micromanaged by a politician or bureaucrat. That *kills* community.
— Jonathan McLeod (@jonathanmcleod) October 31, 2015
We often need help or guidance from govt to facilitate community events, but we need as little as possible.
— Jonathan McLeod (@jonathanmcleod) October 31, 2015
Our lives and communities shouldn't become wards of the state.
— Jonathan McLeod (@jonathanmcleod) October 31, 2015
And of course, such a proposal completely ignores everything behind Hallowe'en. It shoves tradition aside and overly sanitized the community
— Jonathan McLeod (@jonathanmcleod) October 31, 2015
Anyway, when you were a kid, how fun was it to wear your costume to school *on* Hallowe'en? We should take that away?
— Jonathan McLeod (@jonathanmcleod) October 31, 2015
(Yes, they could wear them the day before, but it's not the same thing. There isn't the excitement.)
— Jonathan McLeod (@jonathanmcleod) October 31, 2015
I'll be really disappointed if any of my representatives choose to waste public time on this.
— Jonathan McLeod (@jonathanmcleod) October 31, 2015
(But they are free to spend their personal time on whatever cockamamie scheme they like.)
— Jonathan McLeod (@jonathanmcleod) October 31, 2015
(And yes I know the lines blur, but some time is clearly on-the-job time.)
— Jonathan McLeod (@jonathanmcleod) October 31, 2015
That's my Hallowe'en rant for today.
— Jonathan McLeod (@jonathanmcleod) October 31, 2015
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Does he plan more Haloween rants?
Christ, what an asshole.
Also, the cocktail party won’t end.
Well, he wasn’t done yet.
It has been decided that it’s not supposed to be called that anymore.
I was wondering why Verne didn’t call it that.
I have mixed feelings. I don’t think wearing costumes should be banned, but I can’t really sign on to a public school endorsing the Halloween as a custom, e.g., by having Halloween-related events. Halloween has quasi-religious implications, and having events can imply the state is endorsing those religious.
But then, I’m not sure where I’d draw the line. Almost everything has “quasi-religious” implications to some people.
I think you are over-thinking this.
Wouldn’t be the first time 🙂
Keep government out of my Holloweenie!!!