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Ken Burch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-26-11 02:58 PM
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71. It is, sort of. Although I'm not sure that many people in the U.S.
really connect the day anymore with the original events it was meant to commemorate. For most Americans, it's about watching sports and eating enough turkey and ham to put yourself into a protein coma.

The U.S. should remodel the holiday to include the sadness and rage that Native Americans justifiably feel about what was done to that.

However, it should be noted that those in the U.S. who have been most vocal in criticizing what Israel has done to Palestinians were and are equally vocal about what our country has done and still does to Native Americans. None of us lets THAT slide, so there isn't a double standard there and the canard that there is should be served in orange sauce for someone's rhetorical dinner.
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