Seems I sense much change in the 3 Thanksgivings I have been living abroad.
This past Friday was the so-called Black Friday", a day when shoppers all across American can NOT part with their money fast enough through seeking out one of a kind deals to get them into stores as early as possible.. Black Friday has been this way for many years...but, now... stores are opening just past Midnight... to lure away the dollars from eagar shoppers..
Saturday, has just been christened "Small Business Saturday", where one is suppose go out and purchase, in a frenzied way, "things" from only Local Small Businesses, in an effort to support the local economy, in a similar fashion, businesses hope, as in what "Black Friday" has become.
Sunday, perhaps really is a day of rest, for tomorrow, Monday, is now called "Cyber Monday". This has been appointed THE day to shop online and online stores are jumping into the frenzied fray of Capitalism.
...so the focus on this weekend post Thanksgiving, is on nothing other than SHOP, BUY and DEALs related to the Almighty Dollar.
Interestingly, rarely a word was spoken this past week about being thankful for what one has...or much about Thanksgiving Day. Seems most verbiage hardly even mentioned Thanksgiving and it's meaning.. All focus was on spending, Black Friday, purchasing...and Capitalistic Greed.
yes, America is changing, though not necessarily for the better.
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