you know, i’m sick of people complaining about being pressured to say happy holidays instead of merry christmas. this is AMERICA. people came here for the FREEDOM to celebrate whatever holiday they want! sure, we also came here for freedom of speech to be able to say whatever we want, but shame on you for being ignorant enough to assume that everyone should celebrate the holiday you do. yes, someone should still be able to have a merry christmas day even if they don’t celebrate christmas, but when we say merry christmas to someone we don’t just mean oh, have a good day on christmas! when we say that were thinking of trees and gifts and family! and that might not be true for everyone because this is america. not everyone celebrates what you do, and i think you all need to stop complaining and put it into perspective. if people assumed you celebrated hannukkah or kwanza or something other than christmas, half of you would be lying if you said you wouldn’t get upset with them when they wished you a happy kwanza or hannukkah. so back to my point, it’s the HOLIDAYS. a time for LOVING and GIVING, and not just of material things. so THIS christmas, instead of getting upset or mad for feeling pressured to say happy holidays, be LOVING towards those who don’t celebrate what you do. GIVE the gift of acceptance. those who don’t celebrate christmas don’t go around saying happy ____ to everyone. they say happy holidays because they know there are more celebrations than just theirs. maybe everyone should realize that and it wouldn’t be such a problem. yes, you should be able to say merry christmas if you want, and no, they shouldn’t get angry with you for saying it, and no, you shouldn’t get angry at them when they get angry with you. assuming that everyone who wants you to say happy holidays is a close minded person isn’t true. there’s more to it than that and the way you view your world. there are so many different celebrations going on all over the world, not just christmas.
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