http://seattlest.com/2007/11/15/could_we_just_d.php All comments for The Stuffing Making of a Quagmire en-us 2009 seattle_katelyn Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:00:00 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss kbhackett@gmail.com kbhackett@gmail.com 60 http://seattlest.com/2007/11/15/could_we_just_d.php#comment-1238338 http://seattlest.com/2007/11/15/could_we_just_d.php#comment-1238338 Comments Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:50:31 -0800 <p>The Thanksgiving mythology isn't as harmful and the myth that there is democracy and/or freedom in the U.S. of A. Teach the children the truth or tell them you're teaching them lies - pick one.</p> http://seattlest.com/2007/11/15/could_we_just_d.php#comment-1238168 http://seattlest.com/2007/11/15/could_we_just_d.php#comment-1238168 Comments Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:11:24 -0800 <p>"...and turn he or she into a reasonable, rational adult ." One hopes the teacher, unlike this writer, will know that it should be "turn him or her..." </p> http://seattlest.com/2007/11/15/could_we_just_d.php#comment-1237101 http://seattlest.com/2007/11/15/could_we_just_d.php#comment-1237101 Comments Fri, 16 Nov 2007 08:42:53 -0800 <p>Why can't we celebrate both views? The either/or vibe of this debate is idiotic. Yes, Europeans took over and killed lots of people. But yes, we can be thankful that the settlement worked out. Recognizing one set of facts does not invalidate the other. By way of myths: Check out Don't know much about history. It has a thorough trouncing of Thanksgiving mythology, most notably explaining that smallpox, and not Pilgrim talent or divine providence, explains most of the story. Most of the Indian population was dead before the Mayflower landed, leaving the few surviving natives in no position to defend themselves, and in need of co-operation. </p>