[oh8eleven]

At some point the public will become so oversaturated that the entire meaning of Christmas and the season will be lost to commercial interests
Will become? Man, we passed that point many moons ago (a little Indian lingo there). And it's not just Christmas.
Thanksgiving itself is totally overwhelmed by retailers, and then there's my "favorite" - the former Decoration Day - the 30th of May.
Today, the Memorial Day holiday falls on whatever Monday happens to end the month of May. How convenient.
Adding insult to injury are all the ignorant, greedy retailers' ads that proclaim - Happy Memorial Day!
If it were up to me, I'd shut every store until noon.

[rarestia]

Some folks were discussing this on a local talk show yesterday. The discussion point came up that back in the early-to-mid-1900s, most retailers were closed for Thanksgiving and the remainder of the week through Monday. The employees were all home with their families. That was the meaning of Thanksgiving for most. It was a time of reflection.

I watch movies like “A Christmas Story” and think of how great things must’ve been back then, how simple. It wasn’t a competition for who could spend the most or buy the most elaborate gift. It was a time to enjoy family and celebrate Christ’s birth. To question a Nativity scene or smear the season usually meant a meeting with some burly union ironworkers behind your local bar.

I also heard recently there’s a push to remove any references to smoking or tobacco in famous holiday stories such as “The Night Before Christmas.” Just unreal how low we, as a society have stooped. I’m sad for my future.

[knife6375]

The one that really burns me is the Veterans Day mattress sale. My dad, my father-in-law and 8 uncles served in WWII and this the way their sacrifice is honored! I was not a happy Veteran when I saw that ad.

[Codeflier]

Your post bothers me at the end. I advocate for freedom, not an oppressive government that could force stores to stay closed.