January 14, 2007
Think about it.
Christmas should be the first thing that leaps to mind -- over-hyped holiday sales and ACLU-enforced secularization of the day so that any hint that "Christ" and "Christmas" are somehow connected will bring a lawsuit down upon you faster than you can say "Kris Kringle".
Presidents Day? George and Abe get trotted out to promote sales, when they are not overshadowed by hearts and Cupids.
Memorial Day? It has long since quit being a memorialization of the slain and degenerated into "Swimming Pools Are Open Day". Yeah, we still have some obligatory wreath-layings, but the only thing most folks are trying to remember on the last Monday of May is who has the pole position at the Indy 500 and if there are enough bratwursts to let Cousin Lenny have a third one.
The Fourth of July, for all its patriotic overtones, is really "National Fireworks Day". And Labor Day is "Back To School Sale Day" for most folks.
Columbus Day? Ignored to placate the PC crowd, or yet another excuse for a sale at some brave retail outlets. Nothing closes that I can think of. And sadly, even in the midst of war, Veterans Day is equally ignored.
Thanksgiving is still a feast, but in most households it is little more than an excuse to overindulge while watching football and planning which "Black Friday" sales to hit at dawn (or even at midnight, if you shop at Wal-Mart).
But MLK Day is different. Parades honoring the vision of a great American. Oratorical and essay contests for kids. And nary an advertising circular or commercial to be seen.
But I know it won't last. Not for much longer, as we move further on from the lifetime of this American icon.
And every year, I have the nightmare.
I'm watching television, and they hit a commercial break. Some loud pitchman shouts out at me about the great bargains his store is offering to honor the slain civil rights leader. And I awake in horror, with the concluding words of the dream-commercial still ringing in my ears.
Free at last!
Free at last!
Buy one get one
Free at last!
Let us hope this remains only a nightmare -- and that we can restore a sense of honor and reverence to all our holidays.
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