[lbo-talk] Happy Thanksgiving, you dopes

boddi satva lbo.boddi at gmail.com
Fri Nov 25 12:13:05 PST 2005


Comrades,

Seriously, calm down and have some pie. The story that the Pilgrims and the Natives sat down together at a feast may be apochryphal, but it's a nice sentiment. We celebrate this holiday with native foods and an ethic of sitting down to dinner with each other whether we like everybody at the table or not. That is an admirable basis for a national feast. We celebrate the land for is unique gifts and we get together in a spirit of truce, if not joy.

Stop with the "genocide" crap. Nobody celebrates Thanksgiving by going over to the rez and burning down some houses. If anything, Thanksgiving occasions a re-examination of our relationship with native people. Rather than destroy Thanksgiving, why not see to it that America makes adequate restitution and reconciliation with Native Americans so we can celebrate Thanksgiving without pangs of guilt. Is it not possible to actually have a national day of breaking bread that is inclusive? In the meantime, why not try?

boddi



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