Joy Reid’s Thanksgiving Message to ‘MAGA Trolls’: ‘Stop Acting Like We Owe You; Stop Whining’

Reid: “... their beds, we are the ones in the wrong. In short, our dinner, their choice. It’s the same energy their forefathers had toward the indigenous tribes. Hey, let’s have Thanksgiving dinner on the land we stole from you. But before we pack you off to the reservation and snuff out your culture, could you please pass the corn on the cob? There’s the dozens of post-Civil War massacres wiping out black communities from Louisiana to North Carolina to Rosewood, Florida and Tulsa, Oklahoma, where black communities got burned to the ground by racist white mobs, a century later gentrified when rich folks want to live downtown because it’s closer to work. But let’s just call it even, because you all got King Day, a black president, and Juneteenth. Geez, what more do you want? Accurate history? What, are you trying to hurt our feelings? These are the people who say the undocumented, who they get to call illegal immigrants like the pilgrims had permission to come here, have to suffer the consequences of their actions, right? They made the choice to overstay their visas or come into our country illegally. So if they get deported, consequences. But you right-wingers shouldn’t have to suffer the consequences of your votes. You don’t want to be around me because I voted for fascism. No fair. I’m coughing on you with Covid, but you want me to wear a mask for your safety? No fair. My body, my choice. Well, here’s an alternative thought. Make your own dinner MAGA, make your own sandwiches, wipe your own tears, troll amongst yourselves with Elon and leave us alone. You got your heart’s desire, the president you dreamed of in worship instead of Jesus. And this time you didn’t even have to storm the Capitol, smash the windows or try to kill police officers or issue death threats to poll workers. See, you did it just by voting this time. Congrats. You got your way. And he even got away with breaking the law. Yay. But if you expect the 73 million who voted for the prosecutor, not the felon, and particularly the 92 percent of black women who voted for Kamala to give you a cookie for your vote, a trophy, a hug, a high five, you might be asking too much. If we want to eat with you, we will. But if we just want some peace over the holidays and we don’t want to put up with your trolling while we eat our Turkey, get over it. Stop acting like we owe you. And for God’s sakes, stop whining. It’s embarrassing. Our Thanksgiving, our choice. And when we come back, I have a special announcement that you are not going to want to miss.”