Today on Morning Edition, I heard Cokie Roberts, who has a binational state in her own household (she and her Jewish husband celebrate both religious traditions and do not practice ethnic cleansing)
say "Merry Christmas!" Claiming it boldly. Jeffrey Goldberg had a funny bit about loving Christmas here, but it was a little vague on the issue, does he say "Merry Christmas" to others. Seems that he says it when someone says it to him. I grew up in a family that practiced ethnic cleansing. Somewhat xenophobic and superior, we were. And aesthetically worried about Christmas, that its shameless commercialism and tacky displays, as we saw them, would affect us. My mother had the egg libel. It was the belief that when Christians blow an egg, they then use the egg in food, mixed with all that gentile saliva. It's hard to chow down with Christians once you know that. Merry Christmas!!!!
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Might it be just a touch offensive to millions of victims of REAL ethnic cleansing to hear you use it in this way?
What if I called it the "doggie Nakba" when I decided to knock down my dog's house and make him sleep in the garage?
Steve,
I really don't mean to be pissy, but you have heard of irony, yes?
Just asking
Oh, and have a happy massacre of the innocents day.
Merry Christmas to all my fellow commenters on this blog. For those of you who don't know the phrase: it is Christian in origin and means that the person saying it is sending greetings and good wishes to all "thy neighbours".
Christians are approaching a spiritually charged period called Christmas where they focus on concepts of hope and new beginning. The challenge is to stay in that frame of mind for the remainder of the year!!
The phrase & the holiday itself is completely devoid of anybody's ethnic history, as told to themselves, or as told my others. And "neighbors" means everyone, not just those of any particular group, no matter where they live.
Steve R: Pls explain your comment. I'm just a goyish kopf, so I don't understand your comment in relation to what Phil wrote.
BTW: I know many, many Jewish merchants who would be really
in a funk if Xmas was taken away.
not necessary to practice ethnic cleansing if support is given.