Pilgrims vs. Political Correctness

The Huffington Post has adopted a pro-pilgrim position this year. I doubt if it will last.

There is a defense of the pilgrims from a standard leftist viewpoint, even in years without a refugee “crisis” from Martin Ripa on Usenet:

If the Indians did owned the land, they were rich ultra-reactionary pigs and were deservedly expropriated by poor workers and peasants. Remember, the property belongs to those who need it.

If the Indians did not owned the land, then there was no theft.

Even by capitalist standards defending landlords is questionable:

“The interest of the landlords is always opposed to the interest of every other class in the community.”—David Ricardo