Watching Crowder challenging college students to debate Thanksgiving day, and why we should celebrate it, the thought occurred that so often somebody seems to think they know a great deal concerning a subject, we find they truly know very little.
One student claimed she "watched a video" where some native Americans claim Thanksgiving day had very negative connotations for them. So in her mind, the day was a very bad day for all of the Indians. One video? A few dissatisfied Indians? That does seem very superficial doesn't it?
So why weren't some descendants of Pilgrims interviewed in the video? I suggest they would have very little direct, first hand knowledge of Thanksgiving Day, and likely the Indians interviewed in the video had no more direct evidence..
I can recall being taught in grade school, that Columbus' sailors thought the world was flat, and they were in danger of sailing right off the edge. These mistakes persist in many places and with many people who should know better.
Columbus was a navigator/explorer, who sailed westward in 1492.. Chances are he had some discussions with Scandanavian sailors, concerning their voyages westward about 1000 AD. Barring that, there were plenty of usable maps and even cartographic globes to consult.
Here is the oldest globe still in existence. Not the oldest globe mind you, but the oldest one still in existence.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/oldest-globe-erdapfel-behaim
