A Pessimist's Thanksgiving

My least favorite holiday after Valentines is Thanksgiving, and for similar reasons. We should reflect and be grateful every day, not just once a year. It cheapens it for me. But on Thanksgiving I get to see family, and I generally like that, so it beats Valentines. That and all the pies. I really do love pie. But mainly, I see Thanksgiving as a memorial day. As a day to remember the beginning of the near decimation of an entire people, over 90%. Every year I get told how pessimistic my view is and every year I smile at the history revisionists.

"It's supposed to be about feeling gratitude!"

"Then I guess I'm grateful I'm white."

Personally, nothing helps me remember the blessings I have, such as seeing the sun rise every morning, like reflecting on a genocide.

May your Thanksgiving be full of gluttony and indulgence! And maybe, just once, may you remember those who really sacrificed their lives for this country.

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