Two days after the season of goodwill and TV is back to normal. Criminal minds, CSI etc.etc. are back with the usual slew of psychotic slayings, the more twisted the better. Does anyone else think there's something just a little hypocritical about this? TV says "OK, the season of goodwill and peace is OVER, get it, and we're back to the bloodfest". And Christmas Eve viewing was more suited to Halloween than Xmas - Disney's Christmas Carol was real dark and creepy, and the Corpse Bride? Weird choice, guys. Of course, we can't show anything religious, that might offend people who aren't Christian. Even though it is a Christian holiday, and if it wasn't for Christianity we wouldn't have a day off at all. Now, I am an atheist, but I really think that since one of the foundations of Western civilisation is Christianity, like it or not, then perhaps it should be celebrated. Bring on the hymns and the story of the Nativity and the star shining at midnight, the shepherds getting their socks washed and the Three Kings orienteering across miles of trackless waste, following a star and a hope. Isn't that magical? Isn't that better than a three-day greed fest? It is, but it doesn't make any money, of course, so kick that to the kerb. Christmas now is more full of humbug than it ever was in Dicken's tale.
Grump, grump.
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