Comments - The Meaning of Thanksgiving - The Wild Geese2024-03-29T15:18:01Zhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=6442157%3ABlogPost%3A60321&xn_auth=noInteresting post, Mike - than…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-11-27:6442157:Comment:649332013-11-27T15:22:40.628ZThomas M. Maher, IIIhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ThomasMMaherIII
Interesting post, Mike - thanks! I particularly like your pointing out how intolerant the Puritans could be. You might be relieved to learn that it's common in probably the majority of American classrooms these days for the Wampanoag to treated more favorably than in the past. (In fact, some curricula might even seem overly "pro-Indian," depending on the school district.) However, those of us who are Irish or of Irish ancestry should have little trouble sympathizing with the Indians, as the…
Interesting post, Mike - thanks! I particularly like your pointing out how intolerant the Puritans could be. You might be relieved to learn that it's common in probably the majority of American classrooms these days for the Wampanoag to treated more favorably than in the past. (In fact, some curricula might even seem overly "pro-Indian," depending on the school district.) However, those of us who are Irish or of Irish ancestry should have little trouble sympathizing with the Indians, as the American government's treatment of the Indians is a moral blind spot for an essentially just nation, just as the British treatment of our people is a moral blind spot for a nation largely responsible for the evolution of modern democracy. God bless and Happy Thanksgiving to you and all WG. Fantastic article Mike. I had…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-11-05:6442157:Comment:608052013-11-05T18:17:59.876ZJohn W. Hurleyhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/JohnWHurley
<p>Fantastic article Mike. I had read a long time ago that Thanksgiving was meant to replace Evacuation Day (Nov. 25th), the New York holiday celebrating the day British forces evacuated new York City in 1783. Do you know if there is any proof that Thanksgiving was meant to deliberately supplant that or was it just coincidental?</p>
<p>Fantastic article Mike. I had read a long time ago that Thanksgiving was meant to replace Evacuation Day (Nov. 25th), the New York holiday celebrating the day British forces evacuated new York City in 1783. Do you know if there is any proof that Thanksgiving was meant to deliberately supplant that or was it just coincidental?</p> Thank you, that was fascinati…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-11-02:6442157:Comment:600872013-11-02T15:53:22.484ZRose Maurerhttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/RoseMaurer
<p>Thank you, that was fascinating!</p>
<p>Thank you, that was fascinating!</p> Fantastic piece, Mike. Well…tag:thewildgeese.irish,2013-11-02:6442157:Comment:600852013-11-02T15:48:43.035ZRyan O'Rourkehttps://thewildgeese.irish/profile/RyanORourke
<p>Fantastic piece, Mike. Well said. Thanks for this!</p>
<p>Fantastic piece, Mike. Well said. Thanks for this!</p>