Thanksgiving is a Sham.

Personally, I find the idea of celebrating our "abundance" in this country to be grotesque beyond words. How many people are starving in the world, nibbling at insects and sticks, trying to scrape out a meager existence while we glut on obscene amounts of food? While I find the notion of being with your family and being thankful for the things you have a noble one, it is something that should be practiced on a daily basis, not once a year out of some trumped-up sense of obligation.

Like the good Governor, I decided to ask a guest writer to share some of his thoughts on the Thanksgiving tradition. So, without further ado, I give you Jacob Black of the Quileutes.

OMG! He's so HOT.

To Whom It May Concern:

Thanksgiving is an example of cognitive dissonance. Everyone says it's a time to be with their families, that it's a celebration of the harvest, to be thankful, but we ALL know the real story. We all read the same history books; we know what the abundance experienced by the "pilgrims" cost my ancestors. To be perfectly honest I can't understand why anybody would want to celebrate the success of a bunch of bloodthirsty predators. What's so intriguing about them? They got where they are by devouring the innocent, and even if they don't do it anymore, it doesn't change what they are, what they have the potential to be. Why don't you ever call me, Bells? What were we talking about again?

A-Woooooo,

Jacob Black


Well, that about sums it up for me, too. I guess.

No Thanksgiving This Year

I choose not to celebrate Thanksgiving this year, so I've sent Sacheen Littlefeather to refuse my turkey. She's prepared a long rambling statement on why the holiday is evil.



Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen,

Skynet kind of sprung this on me, so I wasn't able to prepare anything with much substance. In fact, I didn't prepare anything at all, so here is a link to an article by Robert Jensen on alternet.org. Basically, the gist of it is that we probably shouldn't celebrate the genocide of native peoples by gorging on food and pretending to tolerate our families. Give em hell Bob.

Regards,
Littlefeather

Thanks babe, that was hot.