Could it be, as this National Review post indicates, that the forces of political correctness are now going after Thanksgiving?!? But for what reason? I understand the motive of the anti-religion (as opposed to non-religion) crowd that seeks to marginalize Christmas, but Thanksgiving seems to be a very odd target. My guess, for what it’s worth, is that Thanksgiving symbolizes the American Dream, and that’s not a very PC concept.
But I’m not a PC kind of guy, so I hope everyone enjoys their turkey and is thankful for the things that matter (as one of my softball buddies said, he is thankful for cloture, the 2nd Amendment, and Heidi Klum).
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As Debi Ghate from the Ayn Rand Institute writes:
“Celebrate Thanksgiving the Ayn Rand way: Thank yourself”
http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20091125/cm_csm/yghate
Still can’t get over the fact that it’s posted in the Christian Science Monitor, of all places.
Happy Thanksgiving, keep up the great work!