Greetings M. de Koning. I found the article very informative. Not that it was really all new info. to me. It caught my eye because I did know some of the history left out of the coloring book version taught in schools.
Instead, every Thanksgiving (or any other historical date, for that matter) I like to read up and try and learn something and to share a little more rich history with my friends and family. Of course, this makes me every bit as much of a bore as my dad was when I was a kid. But I've come to understand why it's so important.
So, on Thanksgiving day, we're not just celebrateing the Pilgrims' first and (possibly) last friendly bash with the local Iroquois. We're also celebrating the harvest just like the ancient Germanic tribes have always done and the end of another good year, the beginning of another winter season and the fact that we're all safe and warm and together once again.
I have no opinion, however, about how New York city or state should spend public funding or use public lands. That's just not my gig.
If the personal freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution inhibit the
government's ability to govern the people, we should look to limit those guarantees.
--President Bill Clinton
