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Try saying Merry Christmas at work and see how long it takes you to get a complaint.
I work in a business around people who are either Jewish or Christian-descent (meaning, culturally and ethnically, if not actually regliously). I can say Merry Christmas to whoever I want, but the Jewish guys might snicker and think I'm a shmendrik. The *liberal* Jews, anyway, have a hell of a sense of humor and don't take offense to much as far as I can tell. We have a few snowflakes in the office, but they all are quite fine with the idea of Christmas (free shit! lazy time at work! lots of days off!).
is Die Hard a Christmas Movie?
Absolutely. So is 'Less than Zero,' 'Gremlins,' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
VA Hospital did ban Christmas Trees in Public Areas:
UPDATE: A letter from the Salem VA Medical Center to all employees stating Christmas trees will not be allowed in public areas this holiday season ignites a debate. But, after a heated meeting Friday afternoon — management is going to deck the halls and light the tree after all.Christmas trees have always been a part of Christmas at the Salem VA Medical Center.
For veteran Vicki Jackson, the tree symbolizes overcoming a hard time in her life. “It brought me over a big hump, because Christmas is hard for me, it’s real hard for something that happened years ago,†said Jackson. “And, to see that tree gone it’s not Christmas.â€
It’s not just Jackson; it’s a message that provoked Salem VAMC employees, veterans and others in the community. And, after a closed meeting between management and up to 150 staff members; now, a tree will stand tall this holiday season at the Salem VAMC. “It was very tense in there with the director and amongst the employees,†said Jckson. “I wasn’t supposed to be there, but I went anyhow.â€
In a statement the Salem VAMC public affairs officer said, “it was determined that Christmas trees could be displayed in public areas so long as they were accompanied by the respective symbols of the two other faiths that celebrate holidays during this holiday season – namely symbols commemorating Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. The decision comes after a letter from the Salem VAMC to employees which read, “trees have been deemed to promote the Christian religion and will not be permitted in any public areas this year.â€
Why do Christmas Trees need to be accompanied by other shit? Anybody read about Christmas Trees in the Bible? It's religious, not cultural.
A Big Bloody Jesus on a Cross is one thing, Santa and Lights is something else.
"Oh, JoJo, you're such a DNC Shill and stooge.. Here is Obama's "Christmas" card this year. Please tell us where the word "Christmas" is printed on it anywhere"
So, just by saying Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas--that's a War on Christmas?
Yes. Christmas is an official federal holiday, and it's not called "One of the Happy Holidays"
I hope no federal official, or city/state insititution wishes "Good Eid" or "Happy Ramadan" - that would be the ultimate in hypocrisy if a state/city/PS celebrated a Muslim Holiday by name but wants a euphemism for Christmas & Hannukah & NY combined.
As a child, I always interpreted "Happy Holidays" as shorthand for "Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year".
Back in the 50s and 60s Edward Cayce predicted a prediction that I cannot find anywhere or mention of on the Internet.
He predicted way back when the queen of england had not really been on the thorn terribly long, it was like this....
"Finally there will be a King on the throne of England, and he will be the last !"
Has anyone heard any mention or remember this, that is if you even remember who Edward Cayce was. I would think that those who know about this are trying to keep the old goat alive long enough to outlive Charles, so that a much younger King, his son, will take over and give the monarchy a bit more time to survive.
The absolutely guaranteed offshoring of British Rx hasn't happened. In fact several are expanding operations.
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I don't know whether Trump will win the election or not. I think he has a better chance than polls predict, because the majority of Americans have been strongly conditioned not to speak their actual views through decades of threats of job loss or expulsion from school, and this probably carries over when speaking with pollsters.
If Hillary wins, I predict that Trump's movement against establishment politicians will continue to grow, because the conditions which gave rise to Trump will continue. Hillary will continue to aggressively export US jobs, import foreign labor to depress wages, restrict free speech, attack traditional values, and start additional wars around the world. That would make the next election unfortunately even more interesting.
If Trump wins (very much like the Brexit), the dollar will drop, and therefore US exports will surge. There will be tariffs against China, and US manufacturing will in fact revive. Some form of the wall with Mexico will be built, and millions of illegals will leave or be deported (so the cost of vegetables, maids, and construction work will go up). People will feel free to support traditional values like clear gender roles and heterosexual marriage, and the declining marriage rate will reverse and start rising again. We will withdraw militarily from many countries. Iran will invade and take over Saudi Arabia's mostly-Shiite oil fields, and Saudi Arabia will plunge into civil war, raising the price of oil. Oil production in the US and other countries will go up to compensate and oil prices will fall again. Overall US prosperity will increase for the masses, while the super-wealthy find their wealth stagnating because they depended so much on Hillary's policies. So the gap between rich and poor will decline.
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