Posted by
Patrick on Thursday, November 26, 2009 11:52:11 AM
by Patrick J.Z. ~ Courtesy of American Thinker
Do you know what actually happened in 1621? Do people realize what these honored Pilgrims were really like? Perpetrators who ask questions of this nature usually come packaged in partisan-slant alamode, and/or a salacious historical tabloid parfait. One
cannot
help but detect the eerie soap opera undertones. Their iconoclastic
agenda is to expose 'hidden truths' (allegedly) connected with revered
personages and historical landmarks. Many of these modern renditions
are not complimentary. Most are spurious. Other perspectives simply make issues out of non-issues.
Research microscopes have been dusted off and calibrated to focus
entirely on the common flaws of our founding fathers and mothers, while
ignoring their uncommon virtues. Each passing decade has seen a little
more denigration of good and important things relating to Plymouth
Plantation's inimitable experience; and a little more magnification of
their mistakes. Now what was it that our beloved sixteenth President
used to say? Oh yeah, "If you look for the bad in people expecting to find it, you surely will."
Consequently,
a treasured episode in American history has been under attack from
sporadic sniper shots of skewed revisionism. In spite of all this
diabolical cynicism, or the reality of mankind's depraved tendencies, the gem of a triumphant human saga,
giving birth to an enduring tradition still shines on. Here is a
concise recounting of the Pilgrim's heart touching Thanksgiving story : Read More