tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498149069472762986.post4060651834797751410..comments2023-10-22T04:50:28.588-07:00Comments on Life's Private Book: On the Commercialization of ChristmasDavid T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14828502773466162990noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498149069472762986.post-45011218358300772862011-12-15T18:29:14.220-08:002011-12-15T18:29:14.220-08:00I have a little more faith in ordinary people than...I have a little more faith in ordinary people than you seem to. If folks are that easily manipulated by marketing then we are doomed anyway, aren't we? But the average man is a little more robust than that.<br /><br />And even if in a perfect world everyone was satisfied with only a hug and a kind word, would gift giving disappear? Is there no gift giving in Heaven? What a drag.<br /><br />In the perfect world, the Three Wisemen might leave the Holy Family with just a hearty handshake and a backslap. I prefer this one, where they left them with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh... even if they supported the villainous metals and spices industries in doing so.David T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14828502773466162990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8498149069472762986.post-2321064826997494672011-12-14T20:46:44.869-08:002011-12-14T20:46:44.869-08:00A wonderful story from someone who enjoyed a &quo...A wonderful story from someone who enjoyed a "cornacopia" of gifts as a child. But what of the man who losses his job just in time to make Christmas for his children nowhere near as wonderful as it was for you. The real travesty of the commercialization of Christmas lies not in the mother or father, or even the friend who, as you say , buys gifts to satisfy their own ego. It lies in the evils of coorporate greed. Coorporations run government, bottom line, and together they have made the poor man to feel like a failure at this time of year. <br />I have a good job and am blessed to give my children things I never had as a child. I'm not bitter at all about this subject but I am aware of it.<br />Advertising and the targeting of children as consumers is a well used and quite effective strategy for the coorporations of our country , as well as importers who obtain cheaply made and grossly overpriced products from overseas and use their genius' in marketing to hypnotized our children into believing its a must have. And of course who wants to give their child the let down of the year on Christmas? So the parent is guilt tripped into buying these products. It is the same tactic as used in schools across this country every day with book fairs and "cookie "where the same books are sold to our children that can be purchased elsewhere for a fraction of the cost. But if Johnny is getting the newest "diary of a wimpy kid" then how can you possibly let your child suffer the embarassment of not being a part of the flock.<br />This is all in the name of my child's welfare? I think not. <br />It is in the name of coorpoate and political ideas and disrespect for us as a people. Imagine if We all pulled together and the only gift exchanged this year was a kind word to an enemy, a kiss to your spouse, or a hug for your children, and everyone was satisfied with that. Don't let these people shepherd you. You are a number to them and your child is nothing but a catylist for their products . Question everything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com