Christmas is just a spend fest
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Is it just me or is anyone else fed up with the insanity that seems to grip the nation from November until early January? Houses with more lights on them then a Las Vegas casino, less than well known stars on TV touting the latest food, gadget or Christmas must have. Parents are hassled into spending huge sums of money on presents for their kids and it all seems very far removed from the idea of celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. |
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I’m not a getting on my high horse here and I’m not an overly religious person, but it seems like the whole thing has been stolen, repackaged and sold back to us as a festival of eating, dinking and spending too much. Aren’t we forgetting the original Christmas message? I work with people who are Muslims and they say they decorate the house with a tree and tinsel and buy presents for their kids at Christmas so they are not left out. It is no longer a religious festival; it is an orgy of consumerism and over indulgence. |
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I’m not against having a good time and enjoying the festive season but Christmas to me has become an ugly selfish time of year. We are bombarded with advertising to spend, spend, and spend some more. Look around at the money that gets spent each year on presents and decorations and food. The retail economy relies on Christmas each year and when you have spent your fill and they have made a tidy profit, they try to sell you whatever is left slightly cheaper in the January sales. |
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We are forever harping on about falling standards in Children’s behaviour and attitudes, but is it any wonder when the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ our lord has been turned into this obscene corporate, celebrity endorsed spend fest - I shall from this day forward refer to it as “Cashmas” By: Real Christmas Only |
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So I don't have any issues with people NOT celebrating the birth of Jesus on this day.
Who gives a flying monkeys of people want to take the time to enjoy one day of the year, have a nice meal, spend time with loved ones and exchange gifts? It hardly sounds like a terrible thing does it!
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Do what you want - 1-Jan-12 11:42
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Wise words which will sadly fall on deaf ears, money spent for genuine need would be wonderful but that ephemeral message is crucially going to be lost to salvage naked greed.
No one seems to care....
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What is it that possesses people at this time of year, everyone goes barmy like a sort of mass hysteria............spend spend spend.
It's consumerism gone mad and the only people it benefits are the Chinese as everything seem to come from there nowadays
If half the money spent on presents for the screaming brats was donated to children’s charities I could see some logic in the madness.
So folks; next year instead of spending megabucks on the latest fad toy for the screaming brats donate it to a children’s charity, who will put it to good use and maybe improve some child’s lot or even save a life.
Remember, what you spend on one spoilt UK brat at Xmas could supply food, clothing and shelter for a child or family for a year or more in a deprived country.
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Wow thats original............not!"
Could you be dumb enough not to see the irony in your own comment?
Nah, probably not. Zip off to watch a re-run of something with celebrities in it.
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And you're a prick. I can do playground insults too. Grow up.
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Good call. This season is nothing but an excuse to display the absolute worse aspects of society i.e. commercialist rapaciousness, vile greed and utter selfishness.
If there was ever a true meaning of Christmas, it's long since gone.
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Start digging and stocking up on food.....ho thats what they are doing screaming around the supermarket.
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As for buying presents for everyone, whats that about?
Bloody crazy, like a load of gormless sheep, there is is no hope for us, I give in, you can destroy the planet, PLEASE
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Frosty the Snowman - 4-Dec-11 18:54
Oh yes, the result of an immaculate conception! A fairy story and a confidence trick that has caused untold misery and suffering globally for a couple of thousand years.
"Plus wouldn't you be gutted if you woke up on Christmas day and had no presents?"
No. Why would I be gutted? Isn't that something you do to an animal before you cook it?
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Just shut up, Christmas is Christmas, we all celebrate it differantly! Some do it for the fun of it, others do it for family, others for kids!
P.S How many grumpy old wazzers posted on other related cripes..i mean "M&S Christmas Avdert Was Disapointing this year", "Have a grumpy new year everyone", "Fireworks should be licensed", "Stop RE in primary schools"...seriously you adults get sadder every day!
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Father Christmas - 6-Nov-10 09:10
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mardi gras the candyman can - 5-Nov-10 23:48
So what if it is commercial? I take no notice of the commercial side of Christmas. I just love the idea of the nation being united in a celebration - don't you? Or are you one of those party poopers who hate other people having fun?
If you do not like Christmas, then don't bother with it but do not try and stop others having fun.
Christmas lights cheer up the dark winter months. They look great and so pretty hung amongst the trees and in the front porch. The Indians have Festival of Lights where everyone celebrates.
You celebrate what you believe in and I won't STOP YOU!
So leave our Christmas alone!!
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Baruch Hashem! We are indeed the Lord's chosen few.
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mardi gras the candyman can - 10-Oct-10 20:35
Plus,all these Christmas jingles and adverts really p**s me off now,as they,the big greedy corporate comanies completely alienate Christmas,which Real Christmas Only officaly renamed it Cashmas
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sinead doody age 14 - 16-Dec-09 15:35
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