You may have noticed the title of this short article is two words rather than the usual one. It is done deliberately, to emphasize what this holiday ought to be all about, which is the giving of thanks – gratefulness – for the things we have that are often taken for granted.
I am grateful for a great many things and am trying to be more aware of the things I ought to be grateful for, as they are not things that ought ever to be taken for granted. This includes all of you who come here – many of you every day – to add to the sum total of this little corner of the Internet where facts still matter and it’s ok to have disagreements without disagreeing being framed as some kind of affront to common decency.
I am also grateful for the support that has made it possible for me to operate this site and keep doing what I do, which has enabled me to not have to do what the owner or editor of some other newspaper, magazine or web site not under my control tells me I have to do. Elon may be able to control things over at X but he does not control them here. Just as Zuckerberg cannot impose “community guidelines” here, either.
I have my own guidelines.
They are are to write what I think to be right – and leave everyone free to agree or not and let’s have a talk about it. That strikes me as the sort of thing Americans used to take for granted and I will never take that for granted. Nor the people who have made it possible to preserve it.
I also want to thank everyone who balked at being ordered to “mask.” Who refused to be cowed by the mob. Who was not afraid to not pretend. You are responsible for ending what some people still insist on calling “the pandemic.”
Similarly, those who refuse to pretend that he is a “she” because they so insist. Objective reality – and the truth – are things that ought never to be taken for granted. That must always be defended.
And – of course – for our close ones. Our friends – and families. They should never be taken for granted, either.
On a personal note, I also want to thank everyone who took the time to send condolences about the recent passing of my mom after a several-years-long battle with Alzheimers disease. It meant a lot – and I do not take it for granted.
May everyone have a wonderful day today and may we all be thankful for everything good we have in our lives that must never be taken for granted.
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While we celebrate Thanksgiving today, spare a thought for the poor Californicators, still doggedly counting votes cast weeks ago:
‘Once again this year, California is the last state to finish its vote counting, thanks to a set of vote-by-mail election laws the Democrat Party passed beginning last decade. As of Tuesday night, two fiercely contested congressional races are hanging in the balance, and three state Assembly races remain too close to call.
“We’re still working,” lamented Jessica Patterson, who chairs the California Republican Party. “Not just as Republicans, but as Californians, it’s embarrassing that we’re the last state in the nation. We’re the home of Silicon Valley, and we can do better. Florida has their elections tabulated in three hours.”
‘Yet three weeks after the election, there are still 109,485 votes to count across 58 counties, according to Secretary of State Shirley Weber. And each year, the state legislature passes more laws lengthening the process.’
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/california-vote-counting-dampens-holiday-spirit
Maff is hard. 🙁
Tanksgiving in police state Amerika is like the Fourth of Jew Lie. Amerikans celebrate a wonderful dinner together at start of winter, because it is a unique American holiday, and I always loved this time of the year, the warmth and bustle when everything outside is cold, frozen, dead or dormant. Back when I was a kid in school I always hunted Thanksgiving day and very much appreciated coming in from the cold to the smells of freshly cooked delicious food, the pies, stuffing, turkey, ham, bean casseroles and all the other stuff – even the cranberries. Thanksgiving is a wonderful holiday for all us to celebrate our yearly productivity (unlike those other nations where people survive on mud cookies made with raw USA donated flour).
The problem with Amerikan holidays is that they are traditional overlays on the hell that the ZOGmonster system lays on other peoples – like Gaza – the Biden thing (thus the voters) are responsible for turning another part of the world into a living hell of hells. Celebrating wealth of a years hard work with a turkey dinner and all the fixings while we made another people suffer the hell our MIC because our system is run by money grubbing Jewish Khazarian banksters – is the ultimate hypocrisy. They starve as they are slaughtered and genocided while we celebrate just so our system works – just so the engine of ZOGprosperity is the war machine.
We should be holding our heads in shame what we have done, or allowed to be done in our name. These evil Jew warmongers and their goy psychophants need to all be eliminated – and it looks like Russia might get so pissed at what they are doing to them, that Russia, with 5th generation state of the art maneuveralble, unstoppable, MIRVed warheads nukes IS GOING TO PUT THEM OUT OF THEIR MISERY.
WILL YOU SURVIVE FOR ANOTHER THANKSGIVING?
The same is true for the 4th of Jewlie, we are not free, we are enslaved to a Jewish central bank cartel, Jewish owned banks like GoldinSacks own the stock of the PRIVATE Federal Reserve which constantly expands the money supply (causing endless inflation to the ruin of hard working slaves trying to make ends meet).
Chart of Pure Insanity – 20 trillion M1 increase:
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M1SL
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What Ails America – and How to Fix It
Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs
see comment #14 by onebornfree
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Yesterday I read how the Biden thing wants to give Jewkraine another 26 BILLION, when they have no money to give, running a deficit of a trillion every 90 days means you are flat ass broke and in no position to give money away. The more we supply Ukraine with more weapons and money the worse Ukraine is destroyed. Cause and effect. The Biden regime says they are mulling over giving Ukraine nukes. Russia threatens nuclear retaliation.
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Global Research website:
Iraq Invasion – The Biggest Terrorist Attack in Modern History. “Terrorism of US-UK-NATO-Israel”
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thetruthseeker dot co dot uk website:
Stew Peters “Occupied” Premieres Nov. 25, 2024, Film Exposing Jewish Zionist Takeover of America
““Western civilization has been infected by a parasitic invasion of foreign ideals and values that have been introduced into our culture by a strange and morally degenerate people whose ultimate goal is world domination. Their poisonous tentacles now strangle every leading position and institution in the land, leading to the normalization of disgusting societal practices such as usury, transgenderism, pedophilia, communism, and the destruction of the nuclear family.”
Amen to everything that you wrote! And sorry about your mom. My condolences to you and the family.
I am thankful for you, Eric, and the great articles you write! I just wish there were better new vehicles available for you to test!
Happy Thanks giving to you Eric and all the others who gather here!
I am grateful for this site where sane people can have intelligent discussions in a world increasingly going to hell in the fast lane. Here’s hoping next year will bring a course correction back towards normalcy.
Thank you for persisting, Eric.
I have so much to be thankful for, though the difficulties be great and daunting. I won’t bore anyone with a list, but one item is the fact that there are still enough freedom-loving Americans to raise a ruckus, now and then.
Above all, be thankful that your dog finally is getting enough cheese.
Great advice Eric. Very sorry about your mom. May she RIP.
My recent story is a wake up call.
Broke my leg pretty bad at the end of Aug. Upper tibia plateau fracture, in many pieces. No weight bearing for 10-12 they said. On crutches which is the take for granted part. OMG, everything is so much harder or impossible without a leg. But I/we celebrated every little milestone. The first one was a very successful surgery where the doc said, ‘It went way better than expected, because all the pieces fit together like a puzzle the way they broke, which is rare, so you are very likely not going to need another surgery (half knee) later.’
Next milestone was getting off the nasty pain killers. I pushed myself off early on purpose cause my gene pool has an an addictive nature and I am no exception. Dealt with it.
The next big milestone was when at about 6-7 weeks doc said ‘wow, you’re doing better than expected, I am sending you to PT for partial weight bearing’ Yay!!!!!!
Still sucked, lots of pain, but push through it. Then going to one crutch!!! Amazing what we take for granted. I could now carry a cup of coffee, didn’t have to burden others for most stuff,…. etc……
I am now at 10 weeks and have migrated to a cane. Getting there.
Per your message: taking things for granted is a human condition, but we should stop and think about it. Easy to say hard to do.
Indeed, Chris –
And sorry about your leg. But glad to hear you’re over the worst and on the mend!
Eric,
Thank you for continuing this website and all your writings and opinions, when at times it may have seemed easier not to.
Here is a quote I read recently that I think reflects something about you:
Rudyard Kipling said, “To be your own man is hard business. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself”
Eric,
Thank you for providing a place for normal people to collaborate. EricPetersAutos.com is on my first thing-in-the-morning list to read.
Thank you very much for your writings and thoughtful opinions.
Also many thanks to the other commentors and their opinions. Some excellent, some not so excellent.
Will definitely look for the many things that I should be thankful for being in my life and also be thankful that things are not worse.
Also a very belated condolences for the loss of your mom and the loss of time with her while she able to meaningfully communicate with you.
Happy Thanks Giving Eric! We’re up in PA, visiting the lunatic liberal family. They’re all we got after all. LOL Seems to be a lull in the hysteria, so hopefully we’ll all have a good time. Hope you’re doing well and thanks for all you do!
It is sometimes difficult to be thankful, in the face of all the calamity crushed in our face. We must “endeavor to persevere”, and with Eric’s help we shall.
Happy Thanksgiving. I enjoy your efforts.