Wednesday, December 2, 2009

"Season's Greetings" Or Lack Of Thereof

A store chain ironically named "Best Buy" finds Islamic holiday more important than Christmas:
Christmas. Who needs it? Not Best Buy, that’s for sure. After all, Best Buy is loathe to use that hateful word in its advertising. It’s so “religious” and tinged with racism, America, and tradition. It makes Best Buy shudder to think of using that foul word, Christmas. But, advertising for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha? Heck, why not? What could be more welcoming and tolerant?

And so, Best Buy has issued a Thanksgiving sales flyer wishing all good multi-cultural, Muslim loving Americans a happy Eid al-Adha this year.
According to the new Rasmussen poll, 72% of Americans still prefer "Merry Christmas", rather than "Happy Holidays". But that's the grim reality of today's politically correct world. You can't wish the public a merry Christmas, because it may offend those who don't celebrate Christmas. But when it comes to a Muslim holiday, nobody cares about those who don't celebrate it; no matter how culturally foreign this holiday may be for the vast majority of us, it must be publicly celebrated, so that a 2% minority could feel "included". Well, if that's their approach, then let the silent majority, that is being left out by those politically correct yet minority-friendly flyers, take their business elsewhere.

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