<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">On Dec 16, 2023, at 10:14 AM, Giulio Prisco via extropy-chat <extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org> wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On 2023. Dec 16., Sat at 18:59, Dan TheBookMan via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">On Dec 16, 2023, at 9:49 AM, Giulio Prisco via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:</div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On 2023. Dec 16., Sat at 17:43, spike jones via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote: </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">In our socially turbulent times, may I suggest an acceptably politically correct alternative to the traditional and offensive “Merry Christmas.”</p></div></div></blockquote><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I like the traditional and beautiful “Merry Christmas.” Those who find it “offensive” can fuck off. </div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div>In my experience, the people who want _everyone_ to use ‘Merry Christmas’ get offended when someone says ‘Happy Holidays’ or ‘Seasons Greetings.’ In fact, a few years ago, I ran into a woman who got really angry when I said ‘Happy Holidays’ to her. I was amazed because this was in Seattle and, though I wasn’t a close friend of hers, I didn’t realize just how upset she might get.</div></blockquote><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">I don’t get offended. Feel free to say “Happy Holidays” or whatever it is that you like to say. But I’ll continue to say “Merry Christmas.” And to those who feel “offended,” well, I said already what I had to say.</div></div></div></div></blockquote><br><div>Again, who’s offended? The only people I see whining about this and being offended are Christians, specifically conservative nationalist ones who feel there’s a ‘war on Christmas.’ </div><div><br></div><div>Also, do you feel it’s in the spirit of Christmas to tell people to ‘fuck off’? Seems a little off to me.</div><div><br></div><div>Happy holidays!</div><div><br></div><div>Dan</div></div></body></html>