I borrowed this image from Suldog, the originated of the “Thanksgiving Comes First” campaign.
First, “It’s a Wonderful Life” is one my all time favorite movies. Second, and this will come as a shock to some people who don’t know me, I believe that aggressive capitalism is one of the two most dangerous forces in the country. (The other being Big Government).
I remember growing up in Miami in the sixties. Sundays most everything closed. It was even difficult to obtain gas for your car on Sunday. Stores were closed. Car dealers were closed. There weren’t that many fast food places and some of them were closed. Sunday was truly a day of rest. And football of course. Thanksgiving? Dang near the entire country closed. The purpose of the holiday was family, food and giving thanks to God.
I’m not one to look backward in time and proclaim “those were the good days”. Overall, life is substantially better today. But in this case, not so much.
If you are reading this and planning on shopping on Thanksgiving Day, maybe I can convince you to wait until tomorrow. Be with family, friends and if you have none volunteer or just go visit someone. This day is not about capitalism. At least, not supposed to be.
Some Blogging Guy
You’ve convinced me. I won’t shop today. I was planning to spend this day with family and friends, but I have to wait until I get some friends. The family already know me and you know what that means.
It’s Sunday and I still haven’t gone shopping
It can wait until December
I’m gonna do my best to shop local
Agreed, as much as possible, shopping at small businesses.
Thanks for re-posting the image!