Quote Originally Posted by momoffuzzyfaces View Post
Richard how could you put such a sweet pic of Eddie on your avatar and call him the face of evil? I'm sure it's just your imagination!!!
Send my your address.

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Liz,

I didn't say that the Amerinds were given a fair shake as far as the history books goes-

My only point was to say that the first thanksgiving was a great story about people getting together - why should anyone have a problem with with the celebration that has a great teaching point and is a starting point for a tradition?

I am gonna get down and dirty for a second here, I mean no offense to any side of the arguement.

A bunch of white folks go camping with little or no preparation. They are looking to get away from some other dude that wants to tell them who god is.

They end up in a place where they have to struggle to survive and some locals come around and tell them how to get their shiat together. Everyone decides to have a pot luck They gather around the table, grab a bite. They have a good time, everyone watches the football games, passes out on the couch and the next day they think,

"That was fun, let's do it again next year!"

So why are a few pilgrims taking the heat for the other morons that followed?

I think that the 'movement' should come out with a with a little promotion that celebrates the holiday, maybe?

How's about-

"If it wasn't for the American Indian, you wouldn't be here today?"
or
"We helped you out once, How's about helping us get the story straight!"

Instead of being ticked off about the SITTING BULL HIGH SCHOOL WARRIORS or the Washington Redskins, let's soothe the pain! Ban all mention of the Amerinds in American History!

If the mention of native Americans in history is such a touchy subject, let's remove all mention of the shameful way that they were treated after the Pilgrim Buffet. Wounded Knee, the Trail of Tears, reservations and all the John Wayne movies.

We cannot allow such a shameful part of our history to made known.

So, we can forget all the help that the Pilgrims were given by the local indiges? Take all the mention of them out of the equation and we can 'write' history the way it should be done.

With more lies and stupid ideas.

If the organizers of the protest were intelligent and realized the important contribution their people made at that point in time, they would find a way to exploit the idea and the holiday in a way that would benefit everyone.