We seem to have a lot of Grinches and Scrooges during the Holidays

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I was originally going to post thistle day after Thanksgiving, since posting it on Thanksgiving would've soured my holiday spirit. But I've recently noticed that there seems to be a lot of Grinches and Scrooges during this time of year. When I went shopping for Thanksgiving Dinner the Wednesday before Thanksgiving Day, I heard about the Standing Rock pipeline protest, to which an interviewed opted to explain "the real history of Thanksgiving." Basically the whole "The Pilgrims stole the lands from the natives and slaughtered them in the process." I was reminded of how there are people who go around saying how Christians stole "Christmas" from the Pagans, which has baffled me. Yes there are several traditions in Christmas derived from the Pagan holiday Yule, like the holiday reefs, Christmas Tree, and holiday ham. And from some of the pagans I've spoken to, Yule is still celebrated by Pagans. Thus as one who understands the balance of the universe, I think such debby-downers about Thanksgiving and Christmas simply to insight more chaos all-be-it ignorantly. I say this because they seem to miss the point of these holidays. They miss the point that these holidays are about thankfulness and good will towards men. Oh well such is life, but I won't let such mortal idiocy ruin my fun!