Good comment, John. You make a salient point. People are not thinking about the genocidal history of the United States they're thinking about turkey—and spending time with family and friends, as you indicated in your first response.
The celebration that happens in private homes Thanksgiving Day celebrates the same genocidal history of the United States as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. They differ in the number of people attending, privacy, and money spent on the respective affairs. As you pointed out, people from all over gather for the Macy's Day Parade or watch it on television—whereas in private homes the celebration is ‘a day of gathering together to be thankful for each others' company and to be grateful for all of the blessings we recieve [sic] as Americans’—thereby giving difference in the way the two events play out. The people celebrating Thanksgiving may not know they are celebrating the genocidal past of the United States but they invariably are.
Your view of Thanksgiving confuses this country's history with popular sentiment. It’s not the gathering of family and friends that is a problem, it's the reason behind the gathering that reinforces genocidal actions this country committed and stands by. It's not such a personal jab I am making, John. Your view represents the widespread popular view of Thanksgiving. It's not a matter of people being good or bad but the facts of the place that we live in and why it's important to know history.
Do you know why Indigenous observe the same day in mourning at Cole’s Hill in Plymouth each year?
https://nationaltoday.com/national-day-of-mourning/
https://automaticorder.medium.com/why-i-dont-celebrate-thanksgiving-fc776d71d0dc
Have you wondered why the United States has as of 2021 officially recognized the Armenian genocide?
https://www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/17/05/2021/why-us-recognition-armenian-genocide-matters
