[rigelkentaurus]

Thanksgiving is the celebration of individual freedom and capitalism over the failed model of communism / socialism.

The Pilgrims were founded under a commune / socialism arrangement and most of them died or were in the process of dying from starvation. The charter was changed to an individual freedom / capitalist model and they quickly achieved bumper harvests. The first Thanksgiving was a celebration of that harvest, brought on by individual freedom as opposed to death by starvation under a commune model.

Any nearby Indians were bit players in this classical example of freedom vs socialism.

IMHO of course.

[Dr. Sivana]

The Pilgrims were founded under a commune / socialism arrangement and most of them died or were in the process of dying from starvation.

I thought that was Jamestown. I recalled the Pilgrims mainly suffered from a tough winter.

[jimfr]

Only if you don’t read the witnesses interpretation of the events. “individual freedom and capitalism over the failed model of communism / socialism.”
The witnesses stated in their account that the cause was God’s punishment/instruction pertaining to the laziness/greed of the pilgrims. And God forgave them and blessed them with a turn around of events, blessing them with a bountiful harvest after repentance.

[Mercat]

I think that it was made a national holiday by Abraham Lincoln when the Union won the civil war.

[lizma2]

Was is the Christian influence that ended The Iroquois nations cannibalism??

Wonder what the U of B wokesters think?

[jmcenanly]

It would be logical to assume that the Native Americans would fare a lot better if they were allowed to participate in a free market economy, rather than being under the care of the government.