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How Communism Almost Ruined The First Thanksgiving | Richard M. Ebeling
Plymouth Colony was founded on the ideas of communal sharing. But two years of communism in practice left alive only a fraction of the original number of the Plymouth colonists. Realizing that, the elders of the colony decided to try something radically different: the introduction of private...
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Thanksgiving Was a Triumph of Capitalism over Collectivism | Richard M. Ebeling
Two years of communism had left alive only a fraction of the original Plymouth colonists. Unable to survive another season like the last two, the elders decided to try something radically different: the introduction of private property rights and the right of the individual families to keep the...
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Private Property and the First Thanksgiving | Gary Galles
Plymouth Colony before 1623 had the opposite of the Thanksgiving spirit, writes Gary Galles. Resentments surface, harsh words are spoken, and people turn angry and unhappy with one another. The Pilgrims' unhappiness was caused by their system of common property (not adopted, as often asserted...
The Great Thanksgiving Hoax | Richard J. Maybury
Each year at this time, schoolchildren all over America are taught the official Thanksgiving story, and newspapers, radio, TV, and magazines devote vast amounts of time and space to it. It is all very colorful and fascinating. It is also very deceiving.