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JNelson6563

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14. Too many obey

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 01:14 PM

Nov 2012

the constant message they receive to Buy!Buy!Buy!

How many commercials start off by telling us how very busy we are with parties and shopping? And of course everyone's lives will be vastly improved if we just buy each other expensive gifts we cannot afford.

Hard to believe how sucked into that our society has become but there it is. The "land of the free" selling itself into slavery in order to consume shit nobody needs.

Julie

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Why One Poll Says 45% Would Rather Skip Christmas [View all] FarCenter Nov 2012 OP

And this is the true "Keeping Christ out of Christmas" Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #1

Yes, Christmas wouldn't be bad if it was still a religious holiday FarCenter Nov 2012 #2

Mexico nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #3

Too much American influence? Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #5

We call it NAFTA nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #9

So let them skip it. dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #4

Exactly. HappyMe Nov 2012 #6

Until they trigger the alarm system and the boss has to come down to put in the code Fumesucker Nov 2012 #11

Don't let the commercialism dictate Christmas for you. LiberalFighter Nov 2012 #7

we don't do much in the way of buying around Christmas Whisp Nov 2012 #8

The Shop-a-palooza that we call Black Friday is almost upon us. Grammy23 Nov 2012 #10

My (grown) children and I have quit exchanging gifts. mykpart Nov 2012 #12

I've skipped Christmas for about 18 of the last 20 years. MadrasT Nov 2012 #13

Too many obey JNelson6563 Nov 2012 #14

The only B-word mantra I hear is "Bake!Bake!Bake!" kentauros Nov 2012 #15

Bah. The calendar has run out. There will be no more Christmas. hunter Nov 2012 #16