I could do without the return of McCarthyism

[cornerofmadness]

Well instead of the threat of Communism it seems to be the threat of religious freedom. Maybe it's the area I live in (well I know that's a contributor) but given some of the other things I've seen around the Flist, I can't blame it all on the hillbillies.

I figured it would be nice to send out some Hannukka cards but when I went looking for them last week. Krogers carried...none. I mean absolutely none. I asked and got a look as if to say I should be burned for even wanting such a thing and was told if I didn't see them over there then there wasn't any.

Sigh. I go to Wal-Mart. They have three, one enormous Hallmark one that looks like something you'd send a highly religious granny and really, not paying 5$ a card, thanks. The other two were Santa/Hannukka cards. I'd like to assume that this was meant as a nice way for us to share beliefs and respect them both. But really they weren't tremendously nice, nothing I'd want to spend cash on (and my holiday cards tend to be more seasons greetings than anything)

Then today I go to get stamps at the post office closest to me at work (who begged me to bring my holiday gift boxes). I had two out of the country cards and I wanted a set of holiday stamps. Doesn't ask me which ones and proceeds to ring me out without even LOOKING at my out of the country cards. I'm not a slackjaw yokel so I kindly point out that one is to Canada not Europe so it's cheaper. Glares and rerings then hands me a set of madonna and child (without asking how MANY sets I might want so I'm already irritated enough not to buy more than one here). I ask 'do you have the other ones?'

Horrified look. "What other ones?"

"I want the other set of Christmas stamps" (refraining from saying, you know the NOT so religious ones." Since again I have friends of all faiths so I tend to more neutral things)

The look went for horrified to hateful. She looked at the guy behind me as if expecting him to shove me aside so she could ignore my heathen self. I ask again. "Do you have the other set?'

She snatches out the other set (which is frankly kinda ugly) and slams them on the counter. "You mean this?"

"Yes." Man I should have just asked for the hanukka stamps or kawanza just to see what she would say. I can imagine. A lot like the moronic forwarding I got a while back from a former co-worker who can't get it thru her head I'm NOT interested in her hateful anti-everyone emails. This one was a call to boycott the post office for having a muslim CHRISTMAS stamp. I'm like um people, that's not a Christmas stamp. Shudders in fear

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[cornerofmadness.livejournal.com]

I don't mind Santa or a tree but the nativity and/or Madonna and child is something I could send to about three friends and the family so yeah, not really into those