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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