He is so getting coal. . .
December 20th, 2007
The following was forwarded on to me by one of my favorite conservatives, Bill Spann, who challenges all of his liberal friends “to join in a spirited and good-natured debate on this pressing and timely issue.” (Editor’s note: I made one small edit to Bill’s forward, find it in red.)
Oh, and first Dem who gets me an equally clever (and civil) greeting to his REPUBLIC friends gets posted. . .
TO ALL MY DEMOCRATIC FRIENDS:
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.
I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2008, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee. Have a Happy Non-Denomination Winter Holiday.
TO ALL MY REPUBLICAN FRIENDS:
I wish you a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.
Entry Filed under: Civility 101
5 Comments Add your own
1. Liz | December 20th, 2007 at 5:27 pm
On behalf of liberals, from Neil (posted by Liz):
Well, I’m cancelling your gift of 10 turtledoves, not that Republicans care about dovish things. However, I note that Republicans already have a surplus of lords a-leaping, if you get my drift.
But I do wish the Spann family a very merry free-market, lead-free-toy Christmas.
2. Liz | December 22nd, 2007 at 4:28 am
Other than noting that both parties have a bit of a problem with geese-a-laying, I have nothing clever to say (perhaps not even other than that). Also note that while I know we’re all busy this time of the year and need to not linger too long over well-wishing, “Happy Holidays” only has one more syllable than “Merry Christmas” and does (most notably) allow for the possibility that one is speaking to someone who is Jewish. I do think there are about FIVE people who are actually fighting a War on Christmas when they say “Happy Holidays”, but it looks like we have a numerical advantage and might just pull this one out?
3. David | January 5th, 2008 at 11:59 am
This idea excites me. Reasoned debate in a civil tone. How novel!
4. roseshirley | January 5th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Liked your wintersolstice greeting idea; couldn’t have said it better myself
5. Peter | January 8th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Your comments to the players in the two major parties are well tuned to the political ideologies of each of the political parties. It really is wearing on me to consider where this is all going.
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