On Tuesday, The New York Post posted an article about Francesca Hong, a candidate for Governor of Wisconsin.

The article reports:

A socialist Dem running for Wisconsin governor became visibly uncomfortable and served up a word salad when asked whether she still stands by her call to “cancel Thanksgiving” because it is “celebrating colonialism.”

At the height of the Covid pandemic, Francesca Hong, who is the frontrunner to become the Democratic nominee in America’s Dairyland, said that the beloved holiday needs to be scrapped, and that America “should have done this in 1621.”

She added: “If it takes a worldwide pandemic for us to realize we should stop celebrating colonialism and the original superspreader event that killed Indegenous [sic] folx [sic] and women so be it.”

First of all, let’s take another look at the events surrounding Thanksgiving. The land the Pilgrims settled in had been the territory of the Patuxet Indians, a large tribe that had murdered every white man who had landed on the shores of Massachusetts. Four years before the Pilgrims arrived, the Patuxet tribe had been wiped out by a mysterious plague, killing everyone in the tribe. The neighboring Indians stayed away from the area because they were convinced that some supernatural spirit had killed the Patuxets. Squanto, a member of the tribe who had been sold into slavery, was in Spain or England when his tribe was wiped out. When he got back to Massachusetts and found that his tribe was gone, through a series of events he decided to help the Pilgrims survive in their new land. The Indians and the Pilgrims lived in peace for a number of years. The celebration of Thanksgiving was part of that peace. Unfortunately, that peace did not last, partially due to a cultural problem regarding the purchase of land, but initially there was peace.

The article notes:

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins asked Hong point-blank Monday whether she really believes that, and the democratic socialist uncorked with a bizarre 46-second response in which she made no effort to deny that she still wants to throw out the turkey.

I’m a chef, and one of the first meals that I made that was for the community when i was 16 was a Thanksgiving meal. I always think my hospitality background and owning a restaurant for 7-8 years, that bringing folks around the table to share conversation and build community is always a good thing.

But Thanksgiving is also a time that’s incredibly painful for many people in our communities. So I think there I wanted to make sure people understood there are multiple views, but views can evolve.

And the position I’m running for right now — and I think my background as a chef will actually help me become a better governor that’s able to bring more people to the table.

Oddly enough, Thanksgiving is a time when many charity organizations reach out and make sure that needy families in their communities receive a good meal.

Please follow the link to read the entire article. This lady does not seem to understand or want to celebrate the holidays and traditions that Americans celebrate.