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A final word: Christmas is the worst time of the year to enter a holy war. Make your peace with religious diversity. Come to understand the driving forces behind a free economy and thank God for it. Christ was born into a world that did not yet celebrate Christmas, and the kings from the East had to lie to the magistrate about the recipient of their gifts. Christmas can survive and thrive even if it is not culturally dominant. To be free to practice our faith should be our prayer.
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Is Capitalism Ruining Christmas? - Jeffrey A. Tucker - Mises Institute
I have to say, with all the bad news I’ve been reading and writing about, this is the most optimistic thing I’ve read. And although they’re usually right, OPTIMISM is rarely something I feel after reading an Austrian writer.
