Tuesday, November 27, 2007

The Turkey Says "EAT HAM!"

On celebrating the holiday of Thanksgiving, we now must question just what it is we really are celebrating. Is it the fact that the pilgrims survived? Or has it just become another excuse for gluttony and the fulfillment of selfish desires. And just what does turkey, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce have to do with it aside from being the traditional meal. Is there no deeper meaning behind it all? We’ve done the same thing to Christmas, although the original spirit behind that holiday is less obscured. It’s so disgustingly superficially so see all of the cheesy decorations that have evolved, and people seem to be traveling a parallel route.

2 comments:

John Stonebreaker said...

It is exactly like Christmas and has become "decked out by Hallmark" so that industry can make more and more money.

David K. Braden-Johnson said...

In my view, human meal-centered traditions are all too concerned with perpetuating nonhuman animal sacrifice as a means of celebration. A more respectful gathering would celebrate interspecific nonviolence.