The US also sat idly by during the genocide in Rwanda in the 1990s, while almost totally ignoring genocide in Sudan throughout the current decade. The US persists in continuously building, vigorously marketing, and violently employing chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons of mass destruction. There are many reasons to celebrate and Americans have a lot to be thankful for. Genocide should not be one of those things. We would be appropriately appalled if Germans in Germany were celebrating Holocaust Memorial Day by getting together with their families for dinner and joyously remembering the things that mean something important to them, just as American families get together for Thanksgiving Day and think of things to be thankful for.
Some activities are inappropriate just because of the context in which they occur.
We do not have to feel guilty , but we do need to feel something . At the very least, we need to reflect on how and what we feel, we should also review our history and what it means to us and others, and we must rethink our traditions, including our Thanksgiving Holy Day. Thanksgiving may be sacred to some, but it s profane to me.