Happy Capitalistmas!
The true meaning of Christmas
Happy Capitalistmas and all the best for the New Year!
Most people don’t know that I coined the term Capitalistmas. I used it for decades, mostly on Twitter and Christmas Cards, and now it’s all over the place. When I once mentioned this on Twitter some idiot yelled at me that I couldn’t possibly have coined a term that other people now use — presumably because they don’t understand how time works.
True story.
Anyway, today’s rant isn’t about chronology. I promise that I’m not some sort of unhinged conspiracy theorist with a Santa fetish. I actually want to talk to you about family and celebration. But first I need you to understand why I don’t like Christmas.
How did you celebrate Christmas this year and who did you spend it with?
On Christmas Eve I gave a homeless person all the cash in my wallet. In the UK we have a street paper called The Big Issue that’s sold by, and in support of, homeless people. I’ve written for them in the past. So I bought one fro…
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