@roundthebend58 @AddyPottle @WordsandGuitar Her last response is telling, though: “recognizing the past” doesn’t necessarily need to mean “steeped in guilt” but equating the two definitely is a handy way to justify refusing to bother. @roundthebend58 @AddyPottle @WordsandGuitar FWIW I was about to say:

I’m white, Canadian, but live abroad & don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. I also never needed to: I can celebrate the blessings in my life w/o being prompted by a government (much less a holiday that retroactively whitewashes history), and do so regularly.