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Dec 15, 2022, 01:37 PM
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Desert Kitty hates titles
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Member Since: Jul 2008
Location: TARDIS
Posts: 12,693
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I just got my hair cut and was waiting for her to ask about my family and holiday plans. Thankfully she didn’t but I was ready for her and was planning to be honest. I wanted to see what kind of reaction I got. Christmas music was playing though and Jingle Bell Rock came on. I hate that song. It butchered a classic.
The US has got to be the most insensitive or clueless culture in the world. We’ve had a lot of loss, as gun violence, hate crimes, and Covid continues to kill. The media barely mentions it now as if it’s over. Yesterday was the anniversary of Sandy Hook. 10 years and we still have these shootings. There’s a malaise in this country yet when October hits, we are supposed to flip a switch, like a light switch, and be cheerful. It’s the holidays! And there’s still war in Ukraine, high prices, people being let go like objects and not human beings, parents don’t get paid parental leave like in other wealthy countries but let’s forget all that and get in the holiday spirit folks! 
A lot of our holiday greetings start with “Happy” except Labor Day and Memorial Day, which is supposed to be a somber day honoring veterans. But it’s turned into another commercialized day. Anyway it’s Happy New Year, Happy Easter, happy happy happy.
I’d like to hear from people outside the US and if the hype is there as well.
Bottom line I think we live in a sick culture. Suicides are highest at this time and it’s the busiest time for therapy all thanks to the holidays.
On a related note I plan to read Bright Sided: How the relentless promotion of positive thinking has undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich soon. It’s related in my opinion, since we are supposed to be happy during the holidays and positive just because we are starting a new year. For me it’s the same crap year after year.
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