Well, at long last I feel I can add to the debate without fear of being shrieked at! I have no objections at all to people disagreeing with me provided it is in a reasonable and reasoned way. I have, quite often, had my mind changed by reason and logic in a way that no amount of blustering, bullying and shouting will ever do. Anyway, here's hoping.

I think the whole premise of the opening argument is that you should not celebrate thanksgiving because it is offensive to American Indian. Yes? If so them why celebrate anything? Most celebrations are in respect of some historic event. If not they are in respect of a recent victory or momentous event. So far so good? That being the case lets look at just a few.

Christmas. Celebrates the birth of Christ. The birth of Christ seems to be the start of Christian persecution of all other religions. Let's stop celebrating that.

Bonfire night. Celebrates the execution of a scape-goat caught with the match. An effigy of a Catholic is thrown on the fire. How could we ever have celebrated that?

The Queens Birthday, Jubilee, anniversary or whatever. Who in their right minds would celebrate a Monarch representing the oppression of millions across the globe. Beyond me, but we do it.

The Olympics. We won more gold than ever. What happens to those poor North Korean and Chinese athletes who didn't do what the state expected? Lets ban the Olympics.

Your football team won. The other one lost.

In a nutshell - If you want to be negative about celebrations, do it for all of them.

Alternatively let's look at the positive. It's an idea you know. Thanksgiving is a real celebration and all celebrations should be about giving thanks for whatever you are feeling good about. If you want a day of mourning then feel free. But why hi-jack someone else's holiday?

Just my two-pen'urth.

DtG