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Another Christmas gone and with it another bit of happy sentiment and good cheer the holiday used to bring. Commercialism and mass consumerism have always been around, sure, but somehow despite the economy's downward spiral they both continue to grow. Sadly a big part of those participating in the holiday's true spirit are the same misguided bunch complaining about lines at WalMart with just as much passion as they do when bitching about how everyone is trying to take the word Christ out of Christmas. Pretty sure Jesus was about as anti-materialism and pro-charity as they come, or as one of my friend's put it, "Happy Birthday Jesus, I hope you like crap."
While I'm glad to report that my immediate family have just wrapped up our second annual Thriftmas where we are required to either make homemade gifts or hit up a thrift store, which not only helps us avoid the stress of holiday shopping, come up with more meaningful gifts for one another, and focus more on each other's company rather than whatever brand of white elephant or Chinese Xmas we previously might have subscribed to, I am still slightly disappointed that nobody took me up on my offer to donate money to my charity of choice in my name rather than piling me with a handful of Old Navy gift cards I'll be hard-pressed to use. You know, with that whole what would Jesus do and all?
Not that Christmas is the number one thing that's wrong with this country or anything, it's just an annual reminder of each year we seem to be more fucked as a society than last. It makes songs like Dan Le Sac's "Thou Shalt Always Kill" feel even more poignant on a day like this. It is amusing to me how many more people will be shocked by the line "The Beatles were just a band" than a line like "Thou shalt always kill." Above all, though, remember thou shalt always think for yourselves --regardless what day the calendar says it is.
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While I'm glad to report that my immediate family have just wrapped up our second annual Thriftmas where we are required to either make homemade gifts or hit up a thrift store, which not only helps us avoid the stress of holiday shopping, come up with more meaningful gifts for one another, and focus more on each other's company rather than whatever brand of white elephant or Chinese Xmas we previously might have subscribed to, I am still slightly disappointed that nobody took me up on my offer to donate money to my charity of choice in my name rather than piling me with a handful of Old Navy gift cards I'll be hard-pressed to use. You know, with that whole what would Jesus do and all?
Not that Christmas is the number one thing that's wrong with this country or anything, it's just an annual reminder of each year we seem to be more fucked as a society than last. It makes songs like Dan Le Sac's "Thou Shalt Always Kill" feel even more poignant on a day like this. It is amusing to me how many more people will be shocked by the line "The Beatles were just a band" than a line like "Thou shalt always kill." Above all, though, remember thou shalt always think for yourselves --regardless what day the calendar says it is.
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