Thanksgiving Message from a Pilgrim in Progress in this New American Cultural Revolution

Smyrna Patch Blog ^ | November 22, 2012 | Rich Pelligrino

[BobNative]

Thanksgiving is a special time for me for many reasons, not only because it reminds me to be thankful, but also because I am a pilgrim, both literally, as Pellegrino is Italian for Pilgrim, and symbolically, on a progressive pilgrimage and journey of learning and growth. And, like the early pilgrims to this country, this journey was blessed greatly by an early opportunity to live among the Native Americans, on a Reservation in northern NY, and to visit and stay on many other Reservations around this country. I went there over 30 yrs ago in my young, white-male, arrogance—to teach, counsel and save them—and, not unlike the early pilgrims, I was instead “saved” (from my ignorance and arrogance) and learned more from them than I could have ever imagined. I will sum up in two words the Native American religion and way of life that I learned: thankfulness and gratitude.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***b) Elimination of the Extremes of Wealth and Poverty:***

Is this guy for real? Who will make the definition of what “extreme” wealth or poverty?

Maybe one dollar more or less than I make?

[CrazyIvan]

And the winner of the “How many leftist cliches can you string together in the most boring fashion” contest is...................