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Archive - Dec 20, 2002

aynrand.org: Why Christmas Should Be More Commercial

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 12/20/2002 - 2:00am

Some thoughts about the true meaning of Christmas. Read the full story.

Reader Damns Consumerism, Christmas Trees

Posted in by Kenneth Newquist on Fri, 12/20/2002 - 2:00am

With my Thanksgiving editorial, I urged people to piss off a liberal and buy something on Black Friday. And amazingly enough, it worked!

In an e-mail succinctly entitled Go To Hell Kenneth an irate reader took me to task for my editorial. The e-mail wasn't signed, so I don't know who wrote it (and to be honest, I don't really care). But it makes good fodder for the site, so here it is:

Consumerism is raping the poor. Christmas tree sales rape the environment. Is this what you belligerently support? If so, keep writing your ignorant editorials, if you don't keep it to yourself like so many other Americans do.