The truth: Thanksgiving, in the USA, is where family and friends gather, to give thanks for a wonderful life.

…………, argue about politics, eat until they feel nauseous, then try not to fall asleep watching football.

Wasn't there a massacre where the Pilgrims in Jamestown got wiped out? To paraphrase something someone infamous once said: There were some good(and bad) people on both sides.

[QUOTE=rustyp;2158816]Thanks for reading thru this...............Now I know how the story ended......No Way was I going to read.

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..................and I get to wear funny pants.

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Yep. Like I said, war has winners and losers. Our ancestors didn't always win-----can anyone spell "George Armstrong Custer"????

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Wow, this really changes my mind and will reset the way I celebrate Thanksgiving, Not!

Thanksgiving 2022 - Tradition, Origins & Meaning - HISTORY

I like this version above.

My ancestors on my Mother's side landed in Massachusetts around 1670-1680. Thanks to them for being so brave to come to a new country for them.

I recall my grandfather was involved in a lawsuit with the Wampanoag over properties their tribe was claiming as tribal land. Wampanoag - Wikipedia

I can't believe I read the whole thing.......15 minutes of my life wasted.:blahblahblah::blahblahblah:

The Pequot War was a thing. You can pretend it has no significance, you can claim ignorance - until you learn otherwise. And then your decision to form an opinion on the matter is yours alone. The fable of Thanksgiving, what you were told in grammar school, what the advertising agencies push to sell turkeys and cardboard cutouts and dioramas and pumpkins - is a fable.

I think the OP is asking everyone to remember that Thanksgiving isn't really about all that advertising garbage. And to remember and respect that it IS about being thankful that we have our lives, our Democratic Republic, our relative freedoms and rights.

And NOT that the Pilgrims shared a meal with the Native Americans. Because that - never happened.

You're probably right. But remember---it's the winners that write the history books.

Spoken like someone who chooses which history books to believe.

Losers write history books too. And sometimes - there is no winner. And there are books written. Sometimes, everyone wins. And there aren't any books written.

Turkeys want Thanksgiving and Christmas banned, and changed to a vegan celebration!

Everyone'''s history matters: The Wampanoag Indian Thanksgiving story deserves to be known | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Magazine

If you want accurate history this might be it.

I believe there is a series that also tells the story along these lines.