Good post herb.
That is so true.pyro690:U:

good job all of you:U:

I'm feeling better about this Christmas already Thanks Guys, keep spreading the good word

I have no issue at all with all the other holidays around that time of year - just don't make me loose the meaning of mine is all I ask.

God Bless.

Cheers

You guys are seriously all going to get into tizzy hissy fits if I abbreviate "Χριστοςmas" to "Xmas"? Do you have any idea how hard it is to find the "ρ", "σ" and "ς" keys on the keyboard since I've never been in a fraternity?

So you guys need a special holiday and a special season to think about Jesus? Does he go into hiding the rest of the year or what?

If you thought about all the Pagan rituals and imagery that is present during the Christmas celebration you might not celebrate it either. Or the fact that Jesus was not born In the Middle of Winter. Or the fact that the nativity scenes are always wrong or....

I don't think that's the point. For me personally, its the commercialization of the whole thing - oh great, another holiday, let's all go to the mall!

Decorations and carols the day after halloween is a bit much don't you think?

I would agree. However on one hand you support the idea of a free economics system and then on the other hand berate people for applying the principle in every aspect of their lives?

People want it = companies will sell it. So you say, "Don't want it" Its only a logical conclusion that someone is going to try and make money off of it. Thats what Capitalism is about isn't it? So your saying that it isn't a good idea during Christmas? but its ok the rest of the time?

But since I believe Christmas is a pagan holiday I don't get involved in all the "BUY! BUY! BUY!" craze so I guess I agree with the first post.

Huh? Canada's not a completely free capitalist system, in fact it is more socialistic than you would care to partake in I'm sure.

I do not and will not stand for someone to consider that I berate people - with all due respect, please retract that statement as it isn't true.

Anyway, most people don't understand the difference or the reasoning of the buy, buy, buy BS that we face every day as it is. This isn't capitalism more than it is just poor marketing.

Cheers,

Sorry, I didn't mean you in a specific sense. It was more of a generalization. Replace "you" with "people" and my meaning will be more clear. I tend to type in the way I think and it always makes sense to me. lol

I would also think that the buy buy buy thinking is more because people don't think much past their immediate gratification and think the key to happiness is who has the most "stuff".