Politicize all the things, right?https://twitter.com/HeerJeet/status/863804663090434048 …
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Replying to @mchastain81
Mothers Day started as a political holiday: was created by anti-war mothers who opposed sending sons to death.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
Actually in America it started in the 19th century as a way to teach women how to be good moms to their kids Try again.
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Replying to @mchastain81
Wrong:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother%27s_Day_(United_States)#First_attempts_to_establish_a_holiday …
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Replying to @HeerJeet
It evolved to do that. But it did not start off as that.
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Replying to @mchastain81
Nope. Try the Encyclopedia of Motherhood:https://books.google.ca/books?id=Pcxqzal4bEYC&pg=PA973&dq=antiwar+origins+of+mothers+day&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQgpyygPDTAhUELsAKHc_UBKQQ6AEIIzAA#v=onepage&q=antiwar%20origins%20of%20mothers%20day&f=false …
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Replying to @HeerJeet
And what you just sent me to said exactly what I sent you about History Channel. Thanks for proving me right.
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Replying to @mchastain81
No, it's not what you are saying, it's the opposite.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
AGAIN. It started in 1908 as a way to honor mothers and then evolved.
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Broader point: holiday that had its origins in 19th century feminists & anti-war activists cannot in any way be described as apolitical.
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Replying to @HeerJeet
BTW, I am a mom and I think its a dumb holiday like Valentine's Day and Father's Day.
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