This might be my most controversial episode, but I can’t hold back. I’ve never liked this holiday. It just never felt quite right to me and now I know why. The history of Thanksgiving that I was taught is a lie. The first Thanksgiving was in 1621 to celebrate the Native Americans saving the pilgrims from famine. The next Thanksgiving was 16 years later which was about family, specifically murdering them. This Thanksgiving celebrated the defeat and slaughter of those same natives by European settlers. Native Americans now mark Thanksgiving as a day of mourning and they typically fast. The irony of this is that the religiously oppressed settlers came to America and became oppressors themselves. I also discuss the busiest shopping day of the year, Black Friday with all its greed and wonder along with the mass slaughter of turkeys under horrific conditions. This is truly a 'feel good' episode. Join me for an epic take down of this insane holiday.
