Comments on: Elect Ron Paul http://www.speedkill.org/2007/11/19/1895/ Radioactive Toy Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:27:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jeff http://www.speedkill.org/2007/11/19/1895/#comment-448247 Jeff Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:46:14 +0000 http://www.speedkill.org/2007/11/19/1895/#comment-448247 It's a joke. I was mocking his position in the context of his current presidential run. Christmas isn't a ruined holiday the way you mean it. That would imply your true meaning of Christmas was ever celebrated. As far as I know, that isn't the case. It went from drunken mischief-making to consumer holiday in the early-19th century (in this country, anyway). There was a push to make Christmas worship-centered at that time, but it failed miserably. People have been complaining about consumerism and Christmas since then. So I guess you could take heart that Christ really hasn't been turned into an economic benchmark. He's just a half-assed pretext for said benchmark. My solution is to ignore both the idiots stampeding to the stores after Thanksgiving and Christ. I like Christmas much more that way. It’s a joke. I was mocking his position in the context of his current presidential run.

Christmas isn’t a ruined holiday the way you mean it. That would imply your true meaning of Christmas was ever celebrated. As far as I know, that isn’t the case. It went from drunken mischief-making to consumer holiday in the early-19th century (in this country, anyway). There was a push to make Christmas worship-centered at that time, but it failed miserably. People have been complaining about consumerism and Christmas since then.

So I guess you could take heart that Christ really hasn’t been turned into an economic benchmark. He’s just a half-assed pretext for said benchmark.

My solution is to ignore both the idiots stampeding to the stores after Thanksgiving and Christ. I like Christmas much more that way.

]]> By: Gman http://www.speedkill.org/2007/11/19/1895/#comment-448235 Gman Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:20:19 +0000 http://www.speedkill.org/2007/11/19/1895/#comment-448235 I think you're putting words in his mouth. It's not part of his platform. He's just making some general comments on the fact that gov't is trying to whitewash the culture. I've been dying to say that Christmas is a ruined holiday any way. We don't even celebrate the real meaning of Christmas. It's been turned into a sad celebration of consumerism. Christ has been turned into an economic benchmark for retail. The question is: if you truly believe in Christ, why don't you live like everyday is Christmas (and I mean the true meaning of Christmas)? I think you’re putting words in his mouth. It’s not part of his platform. He’s just making some general comments on the fact that gov’t is trying to whitewash the culture.

I’ve been dying to say that Christmas is a ruined holiday any way. We don’t even celebrate the real meaning of Christmas. It’s been turned into a sad celebration of consumerism. Christ has been turned into an economic benchmark for retail.

The question is: if you truly believe in Christ, why don’t you live like everyday is Christmas (and I mean the true meaning of Christmas)?

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