[Cincinatus' Wife]

The United States of America is the richest, most prosperous, the most generous nation on Earth.

Freedom and liberty = prosperity.

EPA and Global dictates = hardship.

[beto]

I refuse to click on a Slate link.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

I suggest the author relocate to any of the third world hell holes with limited electricity, then check back with us in Christmas 2035.

[savedbygrace]

Elliot Hannon

[Fresh Wind]

I’m doing my part by only using incandescent Christmas lights.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

The U.S. Uses More Electricity on Christmas Lights Than These Entire Countries Do All Year

Given the advent of LEDs, I doubt this is even true.

(which would never stop a lying leftwing RATagandist)

[King Moonracer]

But on the other hand we burn less dung for heat than most coutries.

[glyptol]

If it wasn’t for the United States would they even have electricity? Perhaps but I think a whole lot of the technology came from here initially and certainly manufacturing that made it available on a large scale.

[SC_Pete]

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ARE STILL CHEAPER THAN LOUDSPEAKERS 5 TIMES A DAY 365 DAYS A YEAR.

[FlipWilson]

That tears it!! We need sensible Chrostmas Lights control laws. No more light sales without background checks and certainly we need to close the light show loop hole.

[Thebaddog]

And we pay our electric bills. Stop with the bull stuff.

[NativeSon]

Well, we did invent it after all...

[American in Israel]

Quick,fetch some thousand mile long extension cords.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

And science writers crank out more passive-aggressive holiday copy than all the banana slugs in the world.

Other things Americans have that starving people in third and fourth world countries don’t have:

(put list here)

Life is not a zero sum game. Just because Americans have it and others do not does not mean that Americans should feel bad.

[US_MilitaryRules]

I used candles so bite me!

[M Kehoe]

Hey Elliot, North Korea is great this time of year.

FReepmail me, and I'll send you $5 for the ticket. I'm sure others will pitch in too.

5.56mm

[glennaro]

LIBERAL LOGIC:

Electricity generation causes global warming (a.k.a., climate change).
Christmas lights use electricity
Christmas causes global warming (a.k.a., climate change)

Therefore, "the Erf is doomed" because of Christmas!

[gitmo]

Give them freedom. The discrepancy will disappear.

[savedbygrace]

Using electricity is A Bad Thing?

Well, maybe they should pass a law that punishes people for using electricity.

That’s worked so well for drug use, you know.

[CPT Clay]

Guilt trip from the left. Bah Humbug

[xzins]

So what, Ethiopia has six times as many goats as the US does.