[right-wingin_It]

There was a most clear and definite collusion amongst some retailers to drop the Merry Christmas and religious acknowledgement of Christmas - THIS was the year where they thought they could do it. I mean, what are the odds that all these companies would attempt to do it in the same year?

I suspect some of these progressive-leaning retailers wanted to do it for awhile now. They figured the time was right this year and did not expect much public backlash. Meanwhile another category of retailers, who perhaps caught wind of their plans, decided to implement the same policies so they wern't left out as the only ones doing it (you know, ACLU intimidation related)

[atlaw]

There was a most clear and definite collusion amongst some retailers to drop the Merry Christmas and religious acknowledgement of Christmas - THIS was the year where they thought they could do it.

Oh brother. A conspiracy amongst retailers that is designed, I suppose, to lessen their sales. Get a grip.

I suspect some of these progressive-leaning retailers wanted to do it for awhile now. They figured the time was right this year and did not expect much public backlash.

I'm willing to venture a guess that retailers are actually catering to a big backlash base of customers who are both flabbergasted by, and a little pissed off at, the morons who insist that "happy holidays" is an insult and that the "true meaning of Christmas" can be found on the racks of plastic piffle in a discount store.

[mnehring]

THIS was the year where they thought they could do it. I mean, what are the odds that all these companies would attempt to do it in the same year?

Actually, this has been happening for over a decade, it's only this year that it has received the national attention to the extent that 'X-Mas' did in 89. If you check Archive.org and look at most retailer's sites in December as far as archive has it, you will see they have been fairly consistent with Happy Holidays versus Christmas.