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[quote=Anonymous][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 manufactured Thanksgiving from a fable about pilgrims and Indians. 
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Nope...

Edward Winslow, Mourt's Relation:
"our harvest being gotten in, our governour sent foure men on fowling, that so we might after a speciall manner rejoyce together, after we had gathered the fruits of our labours ; they foure in one day killed as much fowle, as with a little helpe beside, served the Company almost a weeke, at which time amongst other Recreations, we exercised our Armes, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and amongst the rest their greatest king Massasoyt, with some ninetie men, [b]whom for three dayes we entertained and feasted,[/b] and they went out and killed five Deere, which they brought to the Plantation and bestowed on our Governour, and upon the Captaine and others. And although it be not always so plentifull, as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodness of God, we are so farre from want, that we often wish you partakers of our plentie."

There is a lot of ignorance in this thread, and in American society in general, about the difference between the "Pilgrims" and later groups of Puritans, AND about the relationship between the Pilgrims and Wampanoags, which remained peaceful for years.  So no, it wasn't a fable.[/quote]

Yes, there was a “feast” but much of the lore taught in schools was invented later. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/21/us/thanksgiving-myths-fact-check.html
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