Thanksgiving, the Holiday where we say “Thank you God for everything that I have.” Today is the day after that one. Black Friday, the day where we say “What about all of the things I don’t have?”
The News has been going on for weeks about Black Friday, since Nov 1st to be precise, and the great sales and crowds and economic upturn that is expected to accompany it. Where did Thanksgiving go? A visitor to our country is likely to think that we celebrate Black Friday as a national Holiday. Last night on the CBS evening news the anchor actually called it Black Friday Eve.
Thanksgiving is overlooked enough as it is; with it being hidden between Halloween and Christmas. We really shouldn’t obscure the Holiday completely by placing a fake Holiday immediately after it. A Holiday where instead of being thankful and happy we scramble around and fight and go into debt just so that we can worship the false gods of Consumerism and Greed.
Why did so many people waste the true Holiday Camped out in front of Best Buy instead of eating turkey with Family and Friends?
I am writing this too late to stop anyone from going to those early sales but that is because I did a little thing I like to call sleeping in.
Black Friday isn’t good. Good Friday though is a different story.
C. O. Bonham 
Nov 25, 2011 @ 15:36:27
Very truthful and to the point. Even if you camp out at the store, it’s no guarntee that you will get the item you want.