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Originally Posted by mkultra
yet your the one who started this partisan flame fest by blaming libs with your OP
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So my first mistake was posting something you didn't agree with, which in retrospect was pretty tame.
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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.
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Abraham Lincoln's successors as president followed his example of annually declaring the final Thursday in November to be Thanksgiving. But in 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt declared that Thanksgiving would be the second-to-last Thursday of November rather than the last. With the country still in the midst of The Great Depression, Roosevelt thought this would give merchants a longer period to sell goods before Christmas. Increasing profits and spending during this period, Roosevelt hoped, would aid bringing the country out of the Depression. At the time, it was considered inappropriate to advertise goods for Christmas until after Thanksgiving. However, since a presidential declaration of Thanksgiving Day was not legally binding, 23 states went along with Roosevelt's recommendation, and 22 did not.Thanksgiving (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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White liberals are shocked to learn that Indians could celebrate a holiday that is essentially a funeral for them--"You're commemorating your own cultural death?" White conservatives like to use the holiday to make mention that "Indians are the ones who should be thankful for all we've done to civilize them."
It's tough to enjoy the bird when you've got white liberal guests reminding you that sports mascots like the Cleveland Indians' Chief Wahoo continue to degrade and dehumanize "your people." And it's even harder to taste the tart canned cranberries when you've got a white conservative telling you to quit the victim game and "learn to pull yourself up by your bootstraps."
Newspaper Rock -- Where Native America Meets Pop Culture
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Then I just reponded to a comment by a Lib blaming everything in creation on the right. So who really is guilty of starting it.
Besides, you always have the option to ignore anything I post. You don't have to keep coming back and continue pointing fingers rather then accepting responsibility in any shape or form. Everything you post only further proves I was right from the beginning. You cannot bring yourself to admit when you are wrong.
This is your choice, not mine. I'm not forcing you to continue.
Maybe next time you should consider dropping the subject if you don't want it to turn into a pissing-contest.