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Tag Archives: Thanksgiving
Don’t Give Up on the Blessings of Freedom
By John W. Whitehead & Nisha Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “All we are saying is give peace a chance.”—John Lennon How do you give thanks for freedoms that are constantly being eroded? How do you express gratitude for one’s … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Art, Authoritarianism, civil disobedience, civil liberties, culture, Empire, Militarization, news, Oligarchy, Philosophy, police state, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, surveillance state, Technocracy, war
Tagged activism, civil liberties, culture, empire, Freedom, Government, John Lennon, Peace, Philosophy, police state, society, Technocracy, Thanksgiving, whistleblowers
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This holiday season, American workers have little to celebrate
By Danny Haiphong Source: Intrepid Report Every year, much of the U.S. population celebrates Thanksgiving and Christmas to show appreciation for their families and friends. Thanksgiving normalizes the colonial origins of the United States and erases the brutality of the … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Consumerism, Corporate Crime, Corruption, culture, Dystopia, Economics, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Labor, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, propaganda, Recession, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Work
Tagged Alienation, austerity, capitalism, Christmas, Debt, economic crisis, Economics, Education, Financial Crash, healthcare, Homelessness, Housing Crisis, Labor, Neoliberalism, Oligarchy, Poverty, privatization, protests, Stagnant Wages, Thanksgiving, Working Class
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Happy ThanksGetting Day. Poverty and Social Inequality in America
By Philip A Farruggio Source: Global Research Yes, we need to finally absolve ourselves, as Amerikans, from the con job concerning Thanksgiving Day. All the ‘pomp and circumstance’ revolving around this holiday is just that, to quote Ebenezer Scrooge (one … Continue reading
Posted in Corporate Crime, culture, Economics, elites, Financial Crisis, Inequality, Oligarchy, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology
Tagged capitalism, CEOs, Corporate Crime, Corporate Greed, economic inequality, Economics, elites, Oligarchs, Oligarchy, Plutocracy, Poverty, Thanksgiving
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Don’t Just Give Thanks. Pay It Forward One Act of Kindness at a Time
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”—John F. Kennedy It’s been a hard, heart-wrenching, stomach-churning kind … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, culture, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Sociology, Spirituality
Tagged activism, Bystander Effect, civil liberties, Compassion, culture, evil, Freedom, Gratitude, Heroism, Humanity, Morality, Pluralistic Ignorance, psychology, Responsibility, society, Sociology, Thanksgiving
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Thanksgiving. A National Day Of Mourning.
By Mr. Militant Negro Source: The Militant Negro This Thanksgiving, join me in celebrating but not in the traditional way you’re used to celebrating. In the video below, I suggest 2 ways of celebrating with The Standing Rock Sioux Nation, … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Authoritarianism, consciousness, Corruption, culture, Empire, Environment, History, news, police state, Revolution, Social Control, society, Spirituality, State Crime, Video
Tagged #NoDAPL, #StandingRock, Activists, Andrew Jackson, Cultural Genocide, Dakota Access Pipeline, Genocide, history, National Day of Mourning, Russell Means, Sovereignty, Standing Rock Sioux Nation, Thanksgiving, The Oceti Sakowin, The Water Protectors
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Govt Denies Hungry Families Thanksgiving Food Because a Pro-Cannabis Group Donated It
By John Vibes Source: TheFreeThoughtProject.com In the state of Oregon, where marijuana was recently legalized, a government agency has rejected food donations for the holidays because the donations came on the behalf of a marijuana-related organization. A group called Women … Continue reading
The Real Thanksgiving
It’s always nice to celebrate special occasions like holidays with loved ones, and while it’s good to be thankful for what one has, we should also feel discontent for what so many do not have or for what they’ve had … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, conditioning, consciousness, culture, History, Social Control, society, Video
Tagged A Thanksgiving Prayer, Abraham Lincoln, Dr. Tingba Apidta, Frank B. James, Indian, Massasoit, Pilgrim, Plymouth, Thanksgiving, The Hidden History of Massachusetts, Wampanoag, William S. Burroughs
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