Yes. The origins of Thanksgiving suuuuuuck but the actual holiday is pretty good other than the carnism (vegan btw). And especially when so many of our holidays are just bad. MLK Jr Day is ok but focusing on one man instead of the movement does kind of defang it. Then an entirely commercialized day for couples that's redundant with anniversaries. Then a holiday to honor all the war criminals who led this country. Easter is whatever. Then one to honor soldiers who died in service of imperial aggression. Then one to celebrate a group of bourgeoisie slavers who wanted to become the aristocrats of the new world and didn't like the British telling them they couldn't steal more native lands. Labor day is alright but has lost its meaning. Then a holiday to honor the butcher who "discovered" this place. Ok, I don't even like Halloween but it's pretty good and unproblematic. Then ANOTHER day to honor the troops (fuck em). And then we get to Christmas, and while I can ignore the religious origins the commercialism and sheer scale in which Christmas dominates our lives for like 10% of the year is gross.
Given all this, yeah it would be nice if we could just rehabilitate Thanksgiving.
I love how my 2 favorites pass unscathed. Easter, although somewhat, just cannot be fully coopted by capitalism because it is so inherently religious. Halloween is also just a good time, spooky and full of candy.
Yes. The origins of Thanksgiving suuuuuuck but the actual holiday is pretty good other than the carnism (vegan btw). And especially when so many of our holidays are just bad. MLK Jr Day is ok but focusing on one man instead of the movement does kind of defang it. Then an entirely commercialized day for couples that's redundant with anniversaries. Then a holiday to honor all the war criminals who led this country. Easter is whatever. Then one to honor soldiers who died in service of imperial aggression. Then one to celebrate a group of bourgeoisie slavers who wanted to become the aristocrats of the new world and didn't like the British telling them they couldn't steal more native lands. Labor day is alright but has lost its meaning. Then a holiday to honor the butcher who "discovered" this place. Ok, I don't even like Halloween but it's pretty good and unproblematic. Then ANOTHER day to honor the troops (fuck em). And then we get to Christmas, and while I can ignore the religious origins the commercialism and sheer scale in which Christmas dominates our lives for like 10% of the year is gross.
Given all this, yeah it would be nice if we could just rehabilitate Thanksgiving.
I love how my 2 favorites pass unscathed. Easter, although somewhat, just cannot be fully coopted by capitalism because it is so inherently religious. Halloween is also just a good time, spooky and full of candy.
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