I've wanted to flash my credentials as a contrarian on the
Christmas issue, but I'm having difficulty. I want to oppose the
liberals who want to have Chrismahanukkwanzikah and yet I
don't want to exhibit belligerence to Target store greeters who
wish me a happy holiday. There's that whole "reasonable" argument
about how the Pro-Christmas folks aren't really pushing Christmas
-- Dave already discussed that here,
and the Wall Street Journal picked that view up here (I think registration
required). Here's a snippet that bugged me:
"The idea that we should slice
'Christ' from 'mas' is un-American."
Wait, huh?
Etymology?
Overall, something does bug me
about the "Quit yer whining, guys!" position, which is that it
behaves as though the cultural concerns are completely blown out of
the water by religious overtones. I think they can go hand in
hand.
