Thanksgiving, Star Trek and Truth

First off, I’d like to wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving, even if you don’t deserve it. Secondly, I like to say, “WHY WASN’T I TOLD THE TRUTH?!” Why after all these years do I have to read about it on the internet? Where were all my past history teachers on this subject? Why was Mr. (Bozo) Wilson more interested in teaching us how the U.S. Constitution was a “living document” written a long time ago and isn’t applicable now? Why were we forced to make those construction paper indian head dresses, tomahawks, Pilgrim hats and turkeys made by tracing around our hands? And that was my senior year.

What truth? The truth about the Pilgrims, Thanksgiving and how they barely survived those first few winters. The truth about what saved them it 1623 from a sure death. The truth about the people that financed their voyage to the New World and how they expected to be paid back. The truth about how they were able to be paid back. The truth about the form of community organization that almost killed them all. The truth about the form of self-reliance that saved their lives.

To be honest, if someone asked me if they lied to this former high school delinquent, I’d have to say, “No.” But, they also never taught it. Which in this case is worst than lying.

This is what we were taught, every year.
1. The Pilgrims sailed to the New World to escape taxes and VD.
2. Some of them died on the trip.
3. They arrived at Plymouth and named a rock, well, “Plymouth Rock.”
4. Some Indians helped them.
5. Some didn’t help them.
6. Some just handed out coupons for a free buffet and one free spin of the big wheel.
7. Several Pilgrims died the first winter from disease.
8. Several Indians also died of what is known as the first VD epidemic in the New World.
9. Magically, they were able to grow food that third year, they had a big meal to give thanks to the Indians that helped feed them and all was good with the world. We were later taught the first Thanksgiving meal was actually also the first “comp’d” dinner from the Indians.
10. The following year the New York Yankees won their first World Series.


Now, contrast that, and what you were taught, with the truth from an article written by Tom Bethall. You'll see it wasn't "Big Government" providing bailouts, safety regulations, minimum wage laws, closed shops (union only), forced vacations, disability compensation, food stamps or unlimited product liability law suits.

As Mr. Bethall writes, citing Pilgrim William Bradford, it wasn't until every man was responsible for the survival of himself and his own family that the Plymouth Experiment succeeded. Not until the "Collectivist", everyone working for the common good, all needs will be met by society, Star Trek'ish, the needs of the many out weigh the needs of the few, many hands makes the task easier, wrong, wrong, wrong,bla, bla, bla, barf, barf, barf!

So, give Tom's article a read and learn the truth your NEA dues paying teachers were afraid to teach you and that delinquent

How Private Property Saved the Pilgrims