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Give thanks to Indians who saved pilgrims' bacon
Thanksgiving Day is the time each year when we give thanks to the Native Americans who saved the Pilgrims' bacon. Yes, it was on the fateful, cold, snowy day all those years ago when the Pilgrims were near starvation. Like a miracle, the Indians appeared bearing turkey, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce. In return, we stole their land. No good deed goes unpunished.
Thanksgiving Day is the time each year when we give thanks to the Native Americans who saved the Pilgrims' bacon. Yes, it was on the fateful, cold, snowy day all those years ago when the Pilgrims were near starvation. Like a miracle, the Indians appeared bearing turkey, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce.
In return, we stole their land. No good deed goes unpunished. But that's all history now and as the old saw goes: the winners get to write history. So we can laud our ancestors for braving the New World and forget the rest.
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