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[–] __nobodynowhere@startrek.website 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Christmas's problem is that it has been too successful. It's no longer a religious holiday. It's a cultural holiday that has permeated every aspect of American culture.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The true meaning of Christmas is: it was a Coca-Cola advertisement.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 5 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

I'm tried of this cynical pseudo-history.

[–] dustyData@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

So, would you prefer we return to Saturnalia?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Like everything else it touches, capitalism co-opted and ruined it.