{"id":1054731,"date":"2021-11-25T11:29:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T16:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1054731"},"modified":"2021-11-25T11:29:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T16:29:24","slug":"liberal-media-claim-americas-thanksgiving-holiday-promotes-genocide-white-supremacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-media-claim-americas-thanksgiving-holiday-promotes-genocide-white-supremacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberal Media Claim America\u2019s Thanksgiving Holiday Promotes Genocide, White Supremacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fliberal-media-claim-americas-thanksgiving-holiday-promotes-genocide-white-supremacy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1054731&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>To liberals, Thanksgiving is a horror holiday that promotes genocide and white supremacy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is Thanksgiving to Indigenous people? \u2018A day of mourning,&#8217;\u201d a USA Today <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2021\/11\/23\/how-native-americans-spend-thanksgiving\/8628270002\/\">headline<\/a> on Tuesday said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor many, rather than a celebration of peace and shared prosperity between Native Americans and Pilgrims, Thanksgiving represents the dark shadow of genocide and the resilience of Native people,\u201d said the piece. \u201cEvery tribe and every individual may have a different way of spending Thanksgiving. Some will gather with their families and share a meal, exchanging prayers and stories from the rich oral history of Native Americans. Others will fast for the entire day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The paper quoted American Indian Dennis W. Zotigh saying that Thanksgiving is \u201ca day of mourning.\u201d \u201cTo most natives, Thanksgiving is not a celebration,\u201d Zotigh said. \u201cNatives, particularly in the New England area, remember this attempted genocide as a factual part of their history and are reminded each year during the modern Thanksgiving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A weather service called Currently also posted an article Tuesday suggesting that Americans who celebrate the holiday are \u201churting\u201d the Native American community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanksgiving will be celebrated by many people across the country,\u201d the service said on Twitter. \u201cThe holiday perpetuates in a false narrative, that spins the true history of genocide and colonization into a light and largely false story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Thanksgiving will be celebrated by many people across the country. The holiday perpetuates in a false narrative, that spins the true history of genocide and colonization into a light and largely false story. <\/p>\n<p>Read more below\ud83d\udc47<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ysUFL48jW6\">https:\/\/t.co\/ysUFL48jW6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Currently (@currently) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/currently\/status\/1463176830836428812?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A writer at the Pennsylvania Capital-Star also wrote a piece that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penncapital-star.com\/commentary\/celebrating-thanksgiving-is-celebrating-racist-genocide-michael-coard\/\">said:<\/a>&nbsp;\u201cWhen the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower in 1620, they didn\u2019t bring thanks. They didn\u2019t even give thanks. Instead, they brought racist genocide and gave nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the piece, headlined, \u201cCelebrating Thanksgiving is celebrating racist genocide,\u201d author Michael Coard wrote that the Pilgrims \u201ceventually succeeded in mass killing and mass land robbery not because they were smarter or stronger but because they were sadistically evil racists who initiated the use of a weapon of mass destruction that previously had been unheard of on this land.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThanksgiving, as an American holiday, is a celebration of that racist genocide and massive land robbery,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, lifestyle media company Green Matters posted an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenmatters.com\/p\/why-is-thanksgiving-bad\">article<\/a> this week that declared Thanksgiving is \u201cbad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot only is Thanksgiving offensive to Indigenous people, but it glorifies colonialism, slavery, and even epidemics,\u201d the article said. \u201cMany Americans who celebrate Thanksgiving have no idea just how cruel the holiday\u2019s origins are, while those who do may choose to either boycott the holiday, or just use it as an excuse to express general gratitude, gather with family, and eat comfort foods.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The piece, headlined \u201cThanksgiving Glorifies the Abhorrent Colonization of Indigenous Peoples,\u201d also took aim at the custom of eating turkey on the holiday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is actually no written evidence that turkeys were eaten at the 1621 Thanksgiving. As The New York Times reports, many experts believe some sort of wild bird, such as ducks, geese, or turkeys were hunted, cooked, and served at the feast, alongside produce,\u201d said Green Matters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery year, Americans breed, kill, and eat around 46 million turkeys on Thanksgiving \u2014 and there\u2019s really no reason for this cruel and unsustainable tradition. These days, there are so many vegan turkey alternatives on the market, which are all more compassionate and environmentally-friendly choices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To liberals, Thanksgiving is a horror holiday that promotes genocide and white supremacy.\u201cWhat is Thanksgiving to Indigenous people? \u2018A day of mourning,&#8217;\u201d a USA Today headline on Tuesday said.\u201cFor many, rather than a celebration of peace and shared prosperity between Native Americans and Pilgrims, Thanksgiving represents the dark shadow of genocide and the resilience of Native people,\u201d said the piece. \u201cEvery tribe and every individual may have a different way of spending Thanksgiving. Some will gather with their families and share a meal, exchanging prayers and stories from the rich oral history of Native Americans. Others will fast for the entire day.\u201dThe paper quoted American Indian Dennis W. Zotigh saying that Thanksgiving is \u201ca day of mourning.\u201d \u201cTo most natives, Thanksgiving is not a celebration,\u201d Zotigh said. \u201cNatives, particularly in the New England area, remember this attempted genocide as a factual part of their history and are reminded each year during the modern Thanksgiving.\u201dA weather service called Currently also posted an article Tuesday suggesting that Americans who celebrate the holiday are \u201churting\u201d the Native American community.\u201cThanksgiving will be celebrated by many people across the country,\u201d the service said on Twitter. \u201cThe holiday perpetuates in a false narrative, that spins the true history of genocide and colonization into a light and largely false story.\u201dThanksgiving will be celebrated by many people across the country. The holiday perpetuates in a false narrative, that spins the true history of genocide and colonization into a light and largely false story. Read more below\ud83d\udc47https:\/\/t.co\/ysUFL48jW6\u2014 Currently (@currently) November 23, 2021A writer at the Pennsylvania Capital-Star also wrote a piece that said:\u00a0\u201cWhen the Pilgrims arrived on the Mayflower in 1620, they didn\u2019t bring thanks. They didn\u2019t even give thanks. Instead, they brought racist genocide and gave nothing.\u201dIn the piece, headlined, \u201cCelebrating Thanksgiving is celebrating racist genocide,\u201d author Michael Coard wrote that the Pilgrims \u201ceventually succeeded in mass killing and mass land robbery not because they were smarter or stronger but because they were sadistically evil racists who initiated the use of a weapon of mass destruction that previously had been unheard of on this land.\u201d\u201cThanksgiving, as an American holiday, is a celebration of that racist genocide and massive land robbery,\u201d he wrote.Meanwhile, lifestyle media company Green Matters posted an article this week that declared Thanksgiving is \u201cbad.\u201d\u201cNot only is Thanksgiving offensive to Indigenous people, but it glorifies colonialism, slavery, and even epidemics,\u201d the article said. \u201cMany Americans who celebrate Thanksgiving have no idea just how cruel the holiday\u2019s origins are, while those who do may choose to either boycott the holiday, or just use it as an excuse to express general gratitude, gather with family, and eat comfort foods.\u201dThe piece, headlined \u201cThanksgiving Glorifies the Abhorrent Colonization of Indigenous Peoples,\u201d also took aim at the custom of eating turkey on the holiday.\u201cThere is actually no written evidence that turkeys were eaten at the 1621 Thanksgiving. As The New York Times reports, many experts believe some sort of wild bird, such as ducks, geese, or turkeys were hunted, cooked, and served at the feast, alongside produce,\u201d said Green Matters.\u201cEvery year, Americans breed, kill, and eat around 46 million turkeys on Thanksgiving \u2014 and there\u2019s really no reason for this cruel and unsustainable tradition. These days, there are so many vegan turkey alternatives on the market, which are all more compassionate and environmentally-friendly choices.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":159,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1054731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1054731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054731\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1054731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1054731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1054731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}