By SJ
Otto
It is
almost time for the fake
holiday of Black Friday. I find the whole ordeal annoying. However,
when it comes to writing a blog article, I’m nearly getting to anticipate it
with glee. It is an annoying event—an orgy of corporate and capitalist greed,
along with gift selling and buying. The whole thing is somewhat silly and
ridiculous. Therefore I kind of enjoy writing about it. Unlike years passed we
have the Coronavirus to deal with. Smart people will stay home and shop by
mail. Some folks may buy less than usual which means the corporations that
depend on this holiday for their profits may lose out. I always like it when
corporations lose out.
Usually
the stupidity starts the day after Thanksgiving. People traditionally get up at
the crack of dawn and go to stores to get really cheap merchandise. Some of it
is for themselves and some for gifts.
This
is a prelude to the Christmas season, with another month or more, of shopping
for gifts for family members and friends. People spend a ridiculous amount of
money on people who will probably never appreciate all the money, time and
effort it took to buy all these gifts. Christmas is supposed to be a holiday
celebrating the birth of a poor god-man, Jesus Christ. The
actual holiday was started over many thousands of years ago, to celebrate the
Winter Solstice. Often it honoured different gods in different countries, such
as Saturnalia, which celebrates a Roman God. Most of the traditions—Christmas
tree, Santa Claus figure, mistletoe, gift giving was incorporated in these earlier
holidays. It has always mystified me as to why an orgy of commercialism and
selling stuff has anything to do with a religion that emphasises helping out
poor people. After 2,000 years, the holiday seems to have lost its original
meaning.
The
Coronavirus will make this holiday season different. We won’t know for sure
until it gets here. The problem is many stores are already promoting their own
versions of Black Friday. So the buying season has already begun although it
will really crank up after Thanksgiving. Already we are seeing commercials on
TV with Christmas decorations. So far many people, the season has begun. For
everyone else who pays attention, the crass commercial orgy begins next week
after thanksgiving.
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