Pre-Trump,when someone wished me a Merry Christmas I was pleased – now I wonder whether they’re making some sort of passive-aggressive statementI celebrate Christmas, but the cards I send out every year say “Happy Holidays”. I never considered this a political statement, and just a statement of fact – the people I’v mailed well-wishes to celebrate all sorts of different things,and so my greetings reflect that.
Any controversy over Christmas always felt like a Fox News conspiracy theory; but this year the president of the United States is claiming some sort of victory in an imaginary war against the most well-liked and well-represented holiday in the country. And it left me feeling a bit bah-humbug-ish.
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Source: guardian.co.uk