On Thanksgiving Day, Americans gather with their family and friends to
celebrate the blessings that Providence has bestowed on their beloved
country.

A deep appreciation of these blessings involves understanding that
they were earned. It is to understand the awesome truth of how "God
helps those who help themselves" applies to the Mayflower Pilgrims and
their First Thanksgiving at America's birth.

This is an appreciation and understanding of which those on the Left
are incapable - for it would mean celebrating the capitalist freedom
that made that original Thanksgiving possible. This no liberal, no
Democrat, no leftie can do. Thus they must distort history instead.

The distortion starts in Kindergarten, with the childish make-believe
of your kid's school play portraying the noble Squanto teaching the
helpless Pilgrims how to feed themselves. So let's drop the curtain on
the distortion and watch the real thing. Here it is.

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The Tale of the Pilgrims -- Why It Needs to Be Taught

The study of the history and culture of one's own country is a vital
element of education. It is important for children to understand how
and why they are living the way they are now and that it is a result
of what people who lived before them have done. They need to be able
to connect the dots -- these prevailing thoughts led to fights, these
ideas led to prosperity, this action led to that one, and so on. It is
from making these kinds of connections that the child learns how to
think logically.

The tale of the Pilgrims who came to America to escape tyranny is a
heroic and moving story. Most children have been told the basic story
of Thanksgiving. Here are some more facts for your own information or
that you may want to discuss with your child this holiday:

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