{"id":1894,"date":"2016-11-25T12:00:58","date_gmt":"2016-11-25T17:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/INspiration\/?p=1894"},"modified":"2019-04-29T19:59:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T00:59:27","slug":"pilgrims-george-washington-and-the-true-story-of-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/inspiration\/pilgrims-george-washington-and-the-true-story-of-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"Pilgrims, George Washington and the True Story of Thanksgiving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This video below is more of an audio with a single still image. \u00a0Once you pass any YouTube ads, you can listen to this while you are relaxing or doing something else.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s very much worth hearing and sharing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EjEuJy8YvBw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Rush Limbaugh delivers the message and does it well. In it, he correctly references George Washington\u2019s first Thanksgiving Proclamation (linked in full below).<\/p>\n<p>Part of what we ought to be thankful for is living in a free society that protects our freedoms, including the freedom of religion.\u00a0 Rush does a pretty good job of explaining that the early Plymouth experiment by the Pilgrims was a failure of a system much like modern socialism.<\/p>\n<p>The Pilgrims learned from their costly mistakes, as many died that first winter. Yes, Native Americans were an important part of that story.\u00a0 But the lessons include the overlooked one &#8211; that free markets and free people work better than socialism does.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1897\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/INspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/GeorgeWashingtonFirstThanksgivingProclamationPhotocreditNewsdoctors-postedMHProNews-InspirationBlog600x597.png\" alt=\"georgewashingtonfirstthanksgivingproclamationphotocreditnewsdoctors-postedmhpronews-inspirationblog600x597\" width=\"600\" height=\"597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/GeorgeWashingtonFirstThanksgivingProclamationPhotocreditNewsdoctors-postedMHProNews-InspirationBlog600x597.png 600w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/GeorgeWashingtonFirstThanksgivingProclamationPhotocreditNewsdoctors-postedMHProNews-InspirationBlog600x597-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/GeorgeWashingtonFirstThanksgivingProclamationPhotocreditNewsdoctors-postedMHProNews-InspirationBlog600x597-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/GeorgeWashingtonFirstThanksgivingProclamationPhotocreditNewsdoctors-postedMHProNews-InspirationBlog600x597-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/GeorgeWashingtonFirstThanksgivingProclamationPhotocreditNewsdoctors-postedMHProNews-InspirationBlog600x597-432x430.png 432w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/GeorgeWashingtonFirstThanksgivingProclamationPhotocreditNewsdoctors-postedMHProNews-InspirationBlog600x597-144x144.png 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Look at modern, oil-rich Venezuela. \u00a0They have a great climate and many natural resources.\u00a0 But socialism has wrecked that nation in roughly a decade.\u00a0 They are now moving towards a highly centralized power, and their nation&#8217;s authority threatens political or economic opponents.<\/p>\n<p>Be thankful for America\u2019s historic lessons. \u00a0This nation wasn&#8217;t formed perfectly. But our ancestors learned from their mistakes and kept improving our society. Isn&#8217;t that the best that any of us can do?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s not go backwards, and repeat the socialistic and other mistakes of the past.\u00a0 Let\u2019s not forget the lessons of faith and freedom. Let\u2019s learn, relearn and share the lessons of free enterprise vs. socialism.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1901\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1901\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1901\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/INspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BettertoLightOneCandleThanCurseTheDarknessChristopher-motto-postedInspiration-BlogManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews.jpg\" alt=\"bettertolightonecandlethancursethedarknesschristopher-motto-postedinspiration-blogmanufacturedhousingindustrymhpronews\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BettertoLightOneCandleThanCurseTheDarknessChristopher-motto-postedInspiration-BlogManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.manufacturedhomepronews.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/BettertoLightOneCandleThanCurseTheDarknessChristopher-motto-postedInspiration-BlogManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews-573x430.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Like this post? Please spread the light by sharing the link with others.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For that opportunity, we all ought to be thankful to the Creator. ##<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Download <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/INspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/GeorgeWashingtonsFirstThanksgivingProclamation10-3-1789-postedInspirationBlogManufacturedHousingIndustryMHProNews.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">full <strong>Thanksgiving Proclamation<\/strong> PDF, at this link here.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1674\" style=\"width: 126px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1674\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhmarketingsalesmanagement.com\/blogs\/INspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/latonykovach-com-brushed-cutting-edge-marketing-sales-blog-mhpronews-com.png\" alt=\"latonykovach-com-brushed-cutting-edge-marketing-sales-blog-mhpronews-com\" width=\"126\" height=\"127\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">L. A. &#8216;Tony&#8217; Kovach is the publisher of <em>MHProNews,<\/em> <em>MHLivingNews<\/em>, as well as a consultant and service provider to the manufactured housing industry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Submitted by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/latonykovach\">L. A. \u201cTony\u201d Kovach<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This video below is more of an audio with a single still image. \u00a0Once you pass any YouTube ads, you can listen to this while you are relaxing or doing something else. It&#8217;s very much worth hearing and sharing. Rush Limbaugh delivers the message and does it well. 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