11-23-2007, 02:19 PM | #1 (permalink) | ||
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The "Real" Story of Thanksgiving by Rush Limbaugh and John Stossel
Are they correct or are they worried that we Americans don't love our "capitalism", strongly enough? Is it the 1950's, all over again, are the "dirty commies" gonna get us if we don't fully embrace "free market" ideology?
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11-23-2007, 02:57 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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actually, I can believe most of that wholeheartedly, considering that back then the white man could not realize the possibility of how slacking off in a sharing atmosphere could starve the whole colony. The native americans knew well that they had to work together to survive against other tribes, thus knowing how to divide tasks relatively equally.
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11-23-2007, 03:35 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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I'm not convinced that they are attempting to fool anyone, but are expressing their sincere belief in the conservative free market economic system. That they both choose to make their point with the "first Thanksgiving" story is quite a stretch, but both men are known to play loose with history.
Our current economic state requires unbridled consumption of goods to keep it afloat and actions of sharing or conserving would be antithetical to that purpose. We saw much the same thing when Bush to us to "go shopping" rather than to ask of us the shared sacrifice necessary in support of war expenses. I've oversimplified the economic intentions of this administration, but it's close enough for the general case. In honor of the true "reason for the season" a documentary is now out that addresses our fair trade economy titled, "What would Jesus Buy?" Check out Reverend Billy, if you get the chance.
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11-23-2007, 04:06 PM | #4 (permalink) | |
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They have an agenda and they are trying it on. The fact is that neither pure socialism nor pure capitalism work. True success is somewhere in the middle. Finding the correct mix of the two is where the true discussion lies.
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11-23-2007, 05:35 PM | #5 (permalink) |
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The thing is, what is said in Stossel's statement (I didn't bother with Limbaugh) is historical fact. It is exaggerated, since they were starving mostly because they picked just about the worst ground possible in the area for farming, but when they switched from communal to private farming and land ownership production increased because of the reasons he gives.
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11-23-2007, 07:39 PM | #6 (permalink) |
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Besides, we all know the first Thanksgiving celebrated by Europeans in North America was in Canada in 1578.
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11-23-2007, 09:23 PM | #7 (permalink) | |
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