Abolish Thanksgiving?

COMMENTARY Progressivism

Abolish Thanksgiving?

Nov 23, 2020 1 min read

Commentary By

Michelle Cordero @michelleoddis

Former Digital Content Manager, Digital Productions

Tim Doescher @TimothyDoescher

Former Advisor, Coalitions Communications

Thanksgiving is a much bigger target than Columbus Day because it’s more deeply ingrained in our culture, and because it runs counter to the left’s narrative of oppression. skynesher/Getty Images

Did you know that some people find Thanksgiving controversial? They believe to celebrate this holiday, or the Pilgrims associated with it, is a celebration of genocide. They think it should be replaced by a "National Day of Mourning" according to The Daily Signal's Jarrett Stepman. Today, in a special Thanksgiving episode we read Stepman's article about why America's future depends on the celebration of Thanksgiving. P.S. Make sure you catch the end of the show, you don't want to miss Tim in "feast" mode.

Read Stepman's op-ed America’s Future Depends on Thanksgiving

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