From a reader:
“We are giving thanks for the soil, the land, for the gifts of
providence which were bequeathed to us long before we figured out our
political system.”
Not according to the Ayn Rand Institute: “This holiday is designed to
celebrate, not faith and charity, but thought and production.
“Thanksgiving celebrates man’s ability to produce. The cornucopia filled
with exotic flowers and delicious fruits, the savory turkey with
aromatic trimmings, the mouth-watering pies, the colorful
decorations–it’s all a testament to the creation of wealth.”
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