The Christmas Controversy

December 15th, 2005

<rant>Seems the propaganda machine has successfully diverted Americans from talking about real issues by sensationalizing the controversy over the Christmas season. Not only is the entire topic completely mundane, and decisive by nature, but both sides are caught up defending a point of view that is based on a set of preconceptions, with no basis in reality. Tell the religious right to shut their collective pie holes, and concede the point that Christmas is no longer about the celebration of the birth of Jesus (who was not born in December), but about celebrating what really makes us American - extreme consumerism.

The Jesus freaks are up in arms about pissing on their holy day, and other religious denominations and nonbelievers alike, are sick of hearing about Christmas all the time. Ironically, Christmas truly is the one holiday where all Americans can join together. Tens of millions of Americans will perform their civic duty and spend far more than they can afford on things that they don’t need. Let’s take this opportunity to collectively join together in something that we can all truly agree upon - we all need more crap. Some new clothes, a coffee machine, toys for the kids, whatever the hell it is you think you need.

So come on - bury the hatchet. Forget the ridiculous controversy, get your wallet, and get to the fuckin mall!</rant>

Related reading:

Newsday - Christmas clashes
PC Stupidity - What is the Reason?
Thomas Paine’s Corner - The Real Christmas Scandal
Media Matters - O’Reilly the Idiot (my shortened interpretation of their title)
Oliver Willis - Bill O’Reilly Is The Stupidest Man Alive
The Politics Blog - The Right’s War on the Bogus War on Christmas

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