So we've witnessed "Black Friday" and all the stresses and horror stories associated with it. There's talk about people fighting to get to the stores just so that they can get bargains on things they want to get. Along with that are the usual complaints of the retailers who whine about the greed of the general public during the Christmas season and stories of customers who are insufferable. I tend to ignore this sort of thing simply because it's mundane and happens only once a year.
I agree that materialism is bad. It causes a ton of stress for people and once you have one thing of course you need something else. But it's an issue that is relatively easy to deal with. The thing to do is just not to spend a ton of money in silly ways and to just think about what you really have to deal with that isn't related to money and material goods.
What I get upset about this time of year is not materialism. It's the Politically Correct naysayers trying to blot out Christ's name from Christmas just because " it will offend people of other religions". Come on! I have hardly if ever heard a Jew, Muslim, Hindu, or anyone from another faith say that Christmas offends them. I have heard people ask that people wish them well on their holiday, but nothing about Christmas offending them. Which means that they are okay with (some actually celebrate it along with their own holiday).
Case in Point: The shoutloud about calling the Christmas tree at the Capitol building a Christmas tree. Some people are asking for it to be called a "holiday tree" to keep from offending people. But it is a Christmas tree because there really isn't another major religion that uses trees during their holiday.
These PC naysayers are clearly never satisfied. They are people who constantly make themselves unpleasant to others and in the end get nothing. Also, you can't go without offending someone no matter how hard you try, because some people get offended by you simply saying hello. And that's what happens with these naysayers. They people to avoid because they are unpleasant and cannot enjoy themselves. Why can't they just go and make a nice batch of delicious cookies and muffins?
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