coercion

[doddiemoemoe]

 "susanmcgee48176"  wrote:
>
> What I object to about boycotts of stores that require their 
employees 
> to say happy holidays rather than Merry Christmas (in an effort to 
be 
> more inclusive....is that it's trying to force people to participate 
> in a religious holiday, (or any kind of holiday).
> 
big snip:
Doddie here: 

What bothers me about it all is that all of it is simply a huge ploy 
to make us slaves to the ad man..

I loathe commercials so, I am a remote control freak, not so much 
because I want all to watch what I want to, but because I don't like 
watching commercials...(so there we are watching a show..and when it's 
commercial time...I change the channel)...

I could care less about what the stores I shop at say to me, as long 
as it is not some sort of insult...which would be sad on their part..
(truly I don't want to make folks cry over the holidays..)

When news networks make an issue about what holiday greeting to give, 
it's like watching an entire show of commercials, which is exactly 
what I loathe..

I'm happy to wish or receive any greet from anyone checking my 
merchandise a "Merry Christmas, Happy Haunakauh, Happy Kwanza or Happy 
kentucky day.. whatever"..if they don't return my greet, of, if I 
don't return theirs fine, who cares! 

 However, if they deem to insult me and mine I may give them an 
extremely loud insult that they and bystanders are not likely to 
forget..

Believe you me, if I don't like commercials in my home, the last thing 
I want is one during my shopping experience..bad enough during holiday 
shopping season..I'd be happy with a please, thank-you, how may I, 
etc. etc..

 I do hate 'holiday shopping', but I do it...by the time I get to the 
counter and am finally checked out; I wouldn't care if they were 
wishing me a happy wiping on my next poo, as long as I'm checked out 
and no longer in line..

I only wish they'd do a news story about the increasing amoung of time 
it takes to get through the check stand....then maybe perhaps we may 
begin to see changes in our educational system...well...maybe...and 
probably not for the best..

Doddiemoe,
who wishes all a happy new year and encourages all, not to boycott 
stores, just the clerks LOL 2008--make it personal LOL)