With news that there was a Wal-Mart worker killed by shoppers in NY, I see it as materialism and consumerism taken to its absurd degree. For days, the media whips people into a frenzy. Instead of spending time with family, people line up, camp out, etc. for so-called "door buster" deals. Now we hear today is "Cyber Monday", another hoax hoisted on us by the media.
I wonder how the shoppers who killed the man in NY feel? Proud they got a bargain? I was in Chicago for "Black Friday" and the local media featured all the same tired stories of people lining up, camping out, etc. Maybe if we would ignore this phony post-holiday holiday, it will go away. ...And lives (and maybe the soul of our country) will be saved. Just a thought.
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