Originally Posted by mudwhistle

Most people would say that Thanksgiving means giving thanks for what God has given us.

Because the Politically Correct answer can't have God in it, what does Thanksgiving really mean to us.

Most would say that the Thanksgiving story was about the kindness of Native Americans to White Settlers hundreds of years ago.

Was it about Pilgrims who escaped England in the 1600s who were starving and needed the help of an Indian named Squanto? That is the popular version.

Turkeys weren't part of the feast then. Some say it started when Lincoln pardoned their turkey from the feast or that it could have started when Truman pardoned a turkey in 1947. Who knows for sure because turkey evolved over the years into being the traditional dish for Thanksgiving.

Abraham Lincoln designated that Thanksgiving would be held on the finale Thursday in November. FDR changed it in 1939 to the second-to-last Thursday in November.



Now, progressives are trying to tell us that Thanksgiving isn't a happy holiday for Native Americans. I think they just want to make us all feel bad about yet another holiday similar to the way they've tried to destroy Christmas.