Halloween has become a major holiday in this country. I can’t help but feel as if that this is a reflection of our cynical times. The decadence is abundant in all forms: sexuality, consumption of junk-food and spirits, greed, selfishness, excessive capitalism and encouraging bad behavior. It is a holiday you would expect the evangelical Right to assault, and yet, it has become a rare opportunity for Americans to be open about our decadent nature, rather than repress it as we always do. If we looked in the mirror a little more often than we do today, I think we’d see that we wear that Halloween mask far more than we think we do, and I’m glancing over to the Right side of the spectrum on that one.
Halloween, like many holidays, demonstrates a major facet of the American lifestyle, while it may not be a uniquely American holiday, we celebrate the holiday in a uniquely American way.
Halloween is a celebration of life and happiness. It’s these little things that keep us going each day, so let us enjoy this holiday in truest American fashion: be bad tonight, than wake up, feel guilty about it tomorrow, then wipe it from our memories before the weekend comes so we can indulge ourselves then too. LOL.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
UPDATE:11-01-07__________________
Just as soon as I said that the Right was not attacking Halloween, I knew some wacky Right job would come along prove me wrong.
The Right turned to veteran curmudgeon Pat “God hates everything” Robertson to assault the “Devil’s Day”, even calling it a “mistake for Christians” to celebrate it!
Pat’s influence and sanity are clearly on the decline these days, as hardcore evangelicals who profited from Robertson’s political maneuvering are distancing themselves from the 700 Club and Christian Broadcast Network founder Especially when, a year ago or so, the pro-life Christian vehemently urged his followers to support an assassination of Venezuela President Chavez, to avoid another invasion like Iraq.
To me, Robertson has always been two pancakes shy of a short stack. I remember glancing by his 700 club program one time, and a biography montage caught my attention. The segment rambled on and on about what a great man this was, beloved by all, etc. When it cut back to the moderator, the subject of the biographer was revealed. It was the same as the moderator, none other than Pat Robertson himself.
What kind of a guy promotes himself as a great man on his own show? I guess the kind of guy who hates Halloween.
Lighten up Pat!