The worst "Ism" of all...
"Yeah, there's a lot of bad 'isms' floatin' around this world, but one of the worst is commercialism. Make a buck, make a buck. Even in Brooklyn it's the same - don't care what Christmas stands for, just make a buck, make a buck." - The Janitor Kid from "Miracle on 34th Street" No other words can put it better than this classic movie released in 1947. And that was 65 years ago. If they thought commercialism was bad then, I can't imagine what they would think it is today. I was quite appalled when I heard an advertisement for Kmart recently, "Get in. Get more Christmas." That seems to be everyone's slogan this year. New Flash. You can't buy Christmas. Christmas does not come with a bar-code and it can't be purchased. So much emphasis has been put on buying gifts. Just look at Black Friday, or as I like to call it Black Soul Friday. People fight with and trample each other in order to save some money on ...