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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Will Thanksgiving Become "Black Thursday?"

    “There was something terribly offensive… about this violent, gluttonous, materialistic shopping holiday eating up the one day we’re just meant to be thankful for what we have.”  That’s according to Brian Rich, a marketing worker at a credit union in Idaho who’s “ Boycott Black Thursday ” page on Facebook is booming.

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 26, 2014 • 1 min read

    “There was something terribly offensive… about this violent, gluttonous, materialistic shopping holiday eating up the one day we’re just meant to be thankful for what we have.” That’s according to Brian Rich, a marketing worker at a credit union in Idaho who’s “Boycott Black Thursday” page on Facebook is booming.

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