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The best aspect of Christmas is the aspect usually decried by the mystics: the fact that Christmas has been commercialized… The Christmas trees, the winking lights, the glittering colors—provide the city with a spectacular display, which only “commercial greed” could afford to give us. One would have to be terribly depressed to resist the wonderful gaiety of that spectacle. —Ayn Rand, December 1976

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The best aspect of Christmas is the aspect usually decried by the mystics: the fact that Christmas has been commercialized… The Christmas trees, the winking lights, the glittering colors—provide the city with a spectacular display, which only “commercial greed” could afford to give us. One would have to be terribly depressed to resist the wonderful gaiety of that spectacle. —Ayn Rand, December 1976
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Mark Gardner (mjgardner@social.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 26-Dec-2024 13:06:09 JST Mark Gardner

The best aspect of #Christmas is the aspect usually decried by the mystics: the fact that Christmas has been commercialized…
The Christmas trees, the winking lights, the glittering colors—provide the city with a spectacular display, which only “commercial greed” could afford to give us.
One would have to be terribly depressed to resist the wonderful gaiety of that spectacle.
—#AynRand, December 1976
#MerryChristmas #GoodWillTowardMen #capitalism

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