Posted on 11/24/2006 3:36:01 PM PST by rhema
Why do you automatically assume that everyone who speaks Spanish is an 'illegal'?
Like a breath of fresh air, those two words Merry Christmas will drive any libtard apes**t.
I see you are purposely missing the point, and I am wasting my time answering you. Good day.
It seems as though your point is that you don't like illegals and don't want anyone wishing them Merry Christmas at the expense of anglos not being wished Merry Christmas in our own language. At least SOMEONE is being wished Merry Christmas!
No, my point was that I was disgusted that if you speak English you DON'T see "Merry Christmas". Why are Spanish-speaking customers treated with proper respect and English-speaking customers treated with P.C. disdain?
Because Spanish speaking countries don't have a history of, or even the words for, saying "Happy Holidays". Spanish speaking countries were overwhelmingly Catholic, so they didn't have the need to be sensitive to others' religious holidays as the US does.
I can't speak for that particular situation, but in my own town, most of the kettles are manned by everyday civilians, who donate their time to the Salvation Army. I did so for many years, and intend to take it up again now that my daughter is old enough to join me.
While it's certainly possible that someone with an unscrupulous intent could make off with some bucks by manning a kettle for a while, I rather suspect that the pilferage rate is pretty low.
If you've ever manned a kettle, and rung that bell for 4 or 8 hours (especially outdoors in the cold), you know what I mean. That kid you saw might have been keeping himself amused -- it gets pretty weird after the first few hours standing there with the bell. And since only a small percentage of people will even acknowledge your presence, much less contribute money, it's sometimes rather discouraging.
I'd give the kid the benefit of the doubt -- if he was trying to scam some cash, there are a lot of easier and less uncomfortable ways to do it.
Oh, by the way, my home town is Ithaca, NY, the infamous City of Evil. We have quite a few good folks here who volunteer their time every year on behalf of the Salvation Army.
Merry Christmas and God Bless!
Be sure to "catch" the commercial on TV from Kay's jewelers. A family is sitting together and the little girl is reading,
"The Night before Christmas". Just before she gets to what Santa is suppose to say at the very end,,,,,,"mom" interupts her.
Disgusting
Santa Claus
Wonder if the ACLU lawyers will take their Christmas days off from work. Or will they disregard the time off and maintain their work skills through Christmas?
Good catch.
This really is great news. "Happy Holidays" and "Season's Greetings" have been polluting the Christmas season for as long as I can remember. Retailers had only just taken this stupidity to a new level with insults like Lowes' infamous "Holiday Trees."
Merry Christmas indeed. Looking at your photo link, I see we're living in slightly different climates: it was 20 degrees, clear and frosty when I went out on my 7 a.m. run. No wind chill, though.
I can't buck healthy commerce, but I'll never stop trying to buck the PC suppression of my holiday's (and Savior's) name.
I've pulled that 4-hour shift in 15-degree temperature as part of a church volunteer group. The benefits were not insubstantial, though: a long conversation with a buddy (and alternating quick warmup trips into the grocery store outside which we were ringing), lots of smiles and "Merry Christmas" greetings from shoppers, and hot cocoa from the neighboring Starbucks, courtesy of a kind-hearted family.
All that I have seen have been dressed and acted as you would expect. Like all people though some are more out going than others. I like seeing the kids volunteering their time.
What "need to be sensitive"? That is the whole issue. They don't need to be. They are choosing to be, out of P.C.
The Salvation Army bell ringer soldiers are volunteers just like you and me. They are there.
I still won't shop at Target until the Salvation Army bell ringers are back in front of their stores.
Yes, they still have uniforms, etc. But I don't know if those are the people out there ringing the bells or organizing it all behind the scenes.
I agree with you, montag. I would have done the same at Sears
True, but I was just pointing out that there is no "Happy Holiday" greeting in Spanish. For all I know, Sears may think that Feliz Navidad means "Happy Holidays". So they are simply reaching out to their Spanish speaking customers with their greeting.
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