CHRISTMAS SHOP IN STORES THAT SAY "CHRISTMAS" ?

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When I was growing up,
at Christmas time, carols were on all radio stations,
and all of the stores had many Christmas ads up
that said "CHRISTMAS"; now, thay have surrendered
to political correctness. MY Christmas shopping will be done
at stores that proudly recognize "CHRISTMAS", by name !

For those of u who value and celebrate Christmas,
I suggest that u fight to defeat political correctness
by taking your Christmas $$ to stores who support your point of vu.

I reject those stores that say only "Holiday".
In effect, thay boycott the name of Christmas,
while trying to get its revenue.

DOWN WITH POLITICAL CORRECTNESS !!!

David

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[+3] - MontereyJack - 11/12/2008As long as they've got Santa Claus, they can call it whatever they want to. And don't give me any of that crap about him really being St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas lived in Smyrna and died thirteen...

@OmSigDAVID,

David... We finally agree on something.

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@OmSigDAVID,

I only recognize "Capitalmas": the holiday to celebrate our capitalist system that is fueled by our endless desire for material crap and feelings of inadequacy. What ever would Jesus think about how his birthday is celebrated? They ultimate human irony.

I have no problem with public displays of the Christmas theme. I rather like them. But smart merchants know that Jews, Muslims, Pagans, Hindus and atheists buy stuff too.

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As long as they've got Santa Claus, they can call it whatever they want to. And don't give me any of that crap about him really being St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas lived in Smyrna and died thirteen hundred years ago. Santa Claus lives at the North Pole (though global warming has him very nervous), and he was first channeled by Clement Moore, Thomas Nast, and Coca Cola starting in the mid nineteenth century. Obviously two different people.

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@OmSigDAVID,

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For those of u who value and celebrate Christmas,
I suggest that u fight to defeat political correctness
by taking your Christmas $$ to stores who support your point of vu.

How ironic.

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@OmSigDAVID,

I will only spend money at stores whose owners and operators DID NOT SUPPORT B. Hussein Obama.

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@Green Witch,

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only recognize "Capitalmas":
the holiday to celebrate our capitalist system that is fueled by
our endless desire for material crap and feelings of inadequacy.

That sounds like an EXCELLENT idea for a new holiday!
Future generations will thank u,
but u can enjoy Christmas even if u feel adequate.
I have empirical proof of that, with multiple replications.

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What ever would Jesus think about how his birthday is celebrated?

I think he 'd LOVE it; especially the carols.

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smart merchants know that Jews, Muslims, Pagans,
Hindus and atheists buy stuff too.

Year 'round, thay do,
but thay do NOT get into the Christmas spirit
and contribute much to the celebration of Christmas.

Those merchants who wish to cater to THEM
during their Christmas sales, instead to Christians have the freedom to DO it.
I hope thay 'll let us know how that works out.

David

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@cjhsa,

How can u KNOW ?

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@OmSigDAVID,

You ask.

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@cjhsa,

Most of the help, including managers,
will either declare ignorance,
or say that the store was neutral,
unless it is a very small operation n u ask the actual owner, himself.

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@OmSigDAVID,

He'll just buy everyone an assault weapon or a membership to The Alaskan Independence Party.

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@Green Witch,

That's a fine idea.

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@Green Witch,

I hope I get a nice assault weapon.
Is he giving away M-14s ?

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@OmSigDAVID,

I buy most of my groceries from a store that also sells guns, ammo, and hunting and fishing supplies. It's not a small operation - Meijer. I buy gas from Texas based companies such as Marathon whenever possible. Those are the two major things on my AMEX bill every month - and I try to make sure those dollars are spent with companies that support gun rights.

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@OmSigDAVID,

Well, David, around here they sure do. I live in a predominately Jewish area. There's plenty of holiday spirit, shopping, decorating, and celebrating during Hannukah. Stores that displayed only Merry Christmas signs and decorations would probably lose a good proportion of their holiday sales to stores that were more inclusive. Seems like it's just good business sense to market to everyone during the holidays.

I do think that stores that prohibit their employees from saying, "Merry Christmas" to their customers are over the top, particularly if the customer states it first, but ... to each his own.

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@cjhsa,

That sounds good.
I 'm in NY; its not so ez to do that here.

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@JPB,

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Well, David, around here they sure do. I live in a predominately Jewish area.
There's plenty of holiday spirit, shopping, decorating, and
celebrating during Hannukah. Stores that displayed only Merry Christmas
signs and decorations would probably lose a good proportion
of their holiday sales to stores that were more inclusive.
Seems like it's just good business sense to market to everyone during the holidays.

I did not imply that a store shoud refrain from putting up a Hannukah sign, if such be its choice.

My friend and ex-law partner, Elliot, is Jewish, and an exceptionally well informed fellow.
He is the second brightest member of NY Mensa whom I 've met.
He once commented to me that in the Jewish perspective,
the importance of Hannukah ranks "about the same as Ground Hog Day."
That 's a direct quote.
Because I am not Jewish, I only accept what he said, at face value.

As an American Christian, I know, from quite a few decades of experience,
that Christmas is the most joyous time of the year for American Christians.

I recommend that my fellow American Christians take their
Christmas shopping $$$ to those stores which indicate,
by their advertizing that thay r PARTICIPATING in the celebration,
in the Christmas Spirit, by
celebrating CHRISTMAS
NOT celebrating "holiday."

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I don't have any problem with stores including Happy Hannukuh and Happy Holidays among the Merry Christmas greetings out of deference to those who don't celebrate Christmas. But it was the Christian Christmas celebration that evolved into the Christmas traditions and resulting merchandising boom that we celebrate today, and I personally resent those who now try to exclude Christmas from the celebration.

Seems to me that tolerance would include Christians being able to enjoy their own holiday as they wish and let those who celebrate something else do their own thing. I certainly have no problem with a predominently Jewish neighborhood emphasizing Hannukah/Channukah and would think it stupid to demand that they include consideration for Christians in that.

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@Foxfyre,

Christmas is dead and buried with a Muslim in the whitehouse.

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@Foxfyre,

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I personally resent those who now try to exclude Christmas from the celebration.

THAT 's the point.

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. . . would think it stupid to demand that they include consideration for Christians in that.

I woud not DEMAND anything.
I 'd just take my $$$ where the CELEBRATION of CHRISTMAS
is welcome and visibly in progress.

The merchants can freely choose to join in,
or to forget it and celebrate "holiday",
but I will not co-operate with a merchant 's plan
to get maximum revenue from the Christmas Season,
while leaving Christmas OUT of the celebration.

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