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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You cannot fault the Europeans, who at the time did not understand the germ nature of disease, for the killing of natives who had no immunity to European diseases. The stories of Europeans deliberately bringing smallpox to natives were true, but they were the exception not the rule. In the 14th Century Europeans nearly all went extinct during the Black Death--who you gonna blame for that? [/quote]

We can certainly fault them for violence and oppression. [/quote]
Who cares? Everyone who did whatever bad things you want to list is long dead.

My family came to this continent in 1981. I don't have any responsibility or guilt for something that was done by people centuries ago.

One of the great things about the US is that you're not held guilty for the sins of your ancestors. [/quote]

It’s not about personal guilt or responsibility. It’s doing what we can to acknowledge the massive wrongs committed by our government and to fix what we can. Being part of this country’s future means dealing with this country’s past. 
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What does this have to do with Thanksgiving? [/quote]

Americans [b]manufactured Thanksgiving from a fable[/b] about pilgrims and Indians. 
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Actually, THIS is a fable based on Howard Zinn.  The only primary sources that we have from the period discuss Thanksgiving.[/quote]

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