As the big day comes, Thanksgiving, we can all look forward to
spending time with our families—that is for those of us who actually have
families living nearby. I don’t make a big deal out of Thanks Giving. There are
those who believe the holiday is not really worth celebrating as the original event
was the beginning of spreading imperialism, capitalism and genocide against the
Native American Indian population(See Mike Ely, Original
Occupation: Native Blood & the Myth of Thanksgiving, Kasama Project).
There is also those who hate making a holiday
out of killing and eating a specific animal (See Hannah
Sentenac , A Vegan Gives Ten Reasons to Skip the
Turkey This Thanksgiving, New
Times).
However, many of us will go to a holiday feast with the
intention of celebrating time with our families and/or friends. We are thankful
in life for some things. Most of us have either accomplished something of
success in our lives or we may like our relatives—spouses—or our friends and
lovers. Last year I spent Thanksgiving in the hospital, followed by most of
December. I had a severe pain in my back caused by an infection. I will be
thankful that I won’t be in the hospital this year. Since I’m an Epicurean
and don’t believe in praying to god, I will simply be thankful. I also won’t
dump a guilt trip on my relatives for the sins of their ancestors or the fact
that they are eating a murdered animal.
As usual I will boycott Black Friday, which for me is now a
tradition (See Black Friday—Black Friday—Black Friday!!!,
Otto’s War Room (毛派).
I have no need to buy loads of crap that neither I nor my friends and relatives
actually need. Black Friday is a truly evil fake holiday created by greedy
capitalists. This is the reason some people hate this season.
Pix from www.jesusradicals.com.
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