Frazz by Jef Mallett for November 22, 2017

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    Bilan  almost 7 years ago

    That’s an a-maizeing story.

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    JonGl Premium Member almost 7 years ago

    It was not jus them who were intolerant. Their first attempt to sail, their captain took their money, then turned them in to authorities, and got a reward from them as well. England, on the whole, was quite intolerant then. They just wanted to be left in peace. That’s why they left England. This portrayal is a bit unfair

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    Brass Orchid Premium Member almost 7 years ago

    You know, Rush Limbaugh has books based in factual historical accounts that tell the story without the embellishments.

    Thanksgiving, as a National Holiday, was declared by Abraham Lincoln.

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    Charles  almost 7 years ago

    The Pilgrims didn’t leave “Europe”, they left “England.” They were white, Christian, Englishmen. They were also a repressed religious minority, who wished to live their lives according to their beliefs, and be left in peace.

    Yes, they were not farmers, but idealistic shopkeepers. Yes, half of them died each of the first three winters. Notice that they were continually replaced by new Pilgrims, yearning to be free and worship God as they saw fit. Thanksgiving was the celebration the third year after they abandoned socialism for a free market economy, and finally had a bountiful harvest in the fall. Yes, the holiday was declared by President Lincoln during the Civil War in an attempt to build spirits and create national unity through shared stories.

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    Masterskrain  almost 7 years ago

    The second panel shows that “what goes around comes around”…right, Donald??

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    cervelo  almost 7 years ago

    Humm… Politics and religion, from a distance it looks and sounds like an awkward mix of CNN and Fox News.

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    Uncle Bob  almost 7 years ago

    All in all, the pilgrims had it better crossing the ocean than did Caulfield’s ancestors…

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    T Smith  almost 7 years ago

    … then they killed their saviours.

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    Masterskrain  almost 7 years ago

    Just remember…“The History Books are written by the winners!”

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    Lenavid  almost 7 years ago

    The history behind Thanksgiving may be pretty dicey, but as practiced today, a family gathering for giving thanks for blessings, it’s a darn good holiday! And, yes, I am aware that there are many not so blessed, but a day of reflection can only improve attitudes toward correcting inequities and helping others.

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    johnschutt  almost 7 years ago

    It sure misses the whole point of what they were about. But that’s PC revisionism to make “opponents” always look bad regardless of the good.

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    Nick Danger  almost 7 years ago

    And once again, the Left forgets the clear difference between legal and illegal immigration. Why is that such a hard concept to grasp? If you come here illegally, you are a criminal, and deserving of punishment. There is no right for anyone to come to the US. If you follow the law, then welcome. If you don’t, then you deserve jail and deportation. That is why the wall is just. The wall does not affect legal immigration. And, another thing – a law is not racist just because more people of a particular race break that law than of another race. A law is only racist if it is written to only apply to one race. That is how actual racism works.

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    Indycar  almost 7 years ago

    Why is every comment for Frazz political?

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    phoenixnyc  almost 7 years ago

    The existence of the state of Rhode Island is testament enough of how “nice” the Puritans became. Fifteen years after they landed on Plymouth Rock, they drove Roger Williams out of their colony for his ideas.

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    Teto85 Premium Member almost 7 years ago

    And a few years later they eventually killed those same saviours.

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    jgabrov  almost 7 years ago

    and then they killed em. Mallett do you see what you wrote/

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    childe_of_pan  almost 7 years ago

    Just wondering, did anyone happen to notice that there’s a comic strip at the top of the page?

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