Maybe I should make myself
clear about some stuff. Too bad one have to write
two OP:s just because when you crack open page 2 of a
thread, people tend to stop reading the OP on top of the first. Gah!
What I mean is; Jul (or Yule, or whatever), is a
very nice celebration. I look forward to the darkest day of the year, just because to me, it
is an important shift in the life of the earth, especially to us here in the far north, just as the longest
day is also a pretty neat festive!
What my point is here is that celebrations are in place during some selected days of the year that are important. What you chose as being
important is fully up to you, though I
might disagree (as you might just have noticed, hehe)
But the reason why I feel that Christmas (often spelled X-mas. Why is this? It is not called "Crossmas" or "Ecsmass" either?
) is horrid, or
has become horrid, is mainly the consumption and the commercials and advertisement that with themselves bring stress and pain like they would be the
fifth and sixth horsemen of the apocalypse.
I just can't stand that crap, I just can't. When we enter this time of year, and everything goes into this madness, I mostly stay at home.
Knowing how the market-led society operates, you come to the insight that we are not celebrating anything really during this ancient festival. Almost
every inch of "traditional" or "common" Chirstmasses are completely compromised by consumerism that one does not even know whether they celebrate
anything or just doing what we are supposed to do this time of year. I hear it everyday in the subway, on the bus, in the streets:
"Oh, we
have to...(this and that)" like everybody has to watch out real bad not to be out shun by somebody else.
I get the idea when you have kids and all that, but I don't think this trend should live on in its present state, I would like to see fundamental
change but since kids do what kids learn...this trend will be very hard to take down.
Meeting with relatives and family, always okay. But to the ones here who says that this is the
most important reason to celebrate Christmas, I
have a question for you; do you meet up with them
once every year? Maybe
you are the "lonely old farts". If you are to meet your own
flesh and blood and have a party at
one (1) time each turn around the sun, why do you chose the occasion when traffic is jammed, malls crowded,
subliminal sonic torture is in action, TV only show movies on one and the same theme, and so on???
Luckily for me, it seems, I get to see my loved ones more often than so, but if I had to chose a "relative reunion celebration" to have each year, I
would have it in summer. That would make so much more sense.
If my relatives would all do like me and limit their activity during this period, I would fully understand it. But we
do have quiet little
celebration (only one kid and she will be, like, 2 months old), but I must say that I don't feel fully comfortable. If we could
at least get
the date straight...
But it is not only that;
I am really personally disturbed by the religious talk during this time because I think it is...not for me and I don't want it shoved down my throat.
Now I know I should not bring that subject into the debate, maybe, because that is a little OT and tends to become nasty. Such stuff we can
fight out in ATS, any day!
But as said not here. And for all you who agree with the Bible and so on, here is a question for you; Did not your Lord Jesus become really, really
angry when he saw that his former temple was turned into a market place?
I can say that my Gods thinks the same...
And I
hate Christmas carols!!! Hatehatehate! It is psychic torture man! It is against the Geneva Convention! Drilling into our heads!
Aaarrrrgghh!! How can people put up with that every f-ing year for
at least two months??? Voluntarily??? Are you
insane???
I repeat myself: Christmas is such a HYPOCRISSSYYY!!! And I hate it!
reply to post by silverflame
Hey flame. Don't take it so bad. Absolutely no need to.
This is the
Rant forum you know, and in we deal with some
serious freakin, red hot 
in here!
It is so tempting to keep pushing people who takes this for
too serious, but you should know I have been laughing my ass of during posting on
this thread. Apart for the serious arguments though, they really
me off.
It is correct that this is a discussion board and that everybody can speak their minds, but now
you have entered my realm, and thus you will comply
with the attitude and/or be pushed around with. Otherwise, get out of here.
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