Christmas Lights use Saudi Oil... Don't Twinkle for Terror

[Ian David]

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Christmas Lights & Saudi Oil: Fight Christmas Because it Wastes Energy and Keeps America Dependent

Many conservative Christians in America are adamant that America should not in any way support terrorists or terrorism related activities. This is only natural, but for some reason their position doesn't extend so far as to cause them to need to make changes in their own lives. Terrorism must be stopped, but not if it creates inconvenience and not if forces any serious changes in one's lifestyle. It doesn't sound as though these conservative Christians are very committed to their principles, does it?

Usually this contradiction is pointed out in the context of how much oil from the Middle East is needed for things like Americans' large cars. The money spent on oil often ends up in the nations where terrorism and terrorists make their homes. The need to secure sources of oil tend to drive the foreign policies which people elsewhere find most objectionable and which seem to do the most to encourage support for religious or political extremism. So, if you want to reduce terrorism, doesn't it sound like a good idea to cut America's ties to Middle Eastern oil as much as possible?

Perhaps a similar connection can be made between these energy policies and great energy needs during the Christmas season. It is disturbing just how much more electricity is consumed for the sake of Christmas lights and seasonal displays. It's true that oil is not normally used to create electricity for homes, but energy is in many ways fungible so the resources used to produce electricity for lights is unavailable for other uses where oil may be directly employed. There is also the fact that almost all Christmas displays use a great deal of plastic and that is a petroleum product.

Somehow, though, I don't think that anyone will even consider making sacrifices like reducing holiday displays and their use of electricity for the sake of reducing economic support for terrorism.

More:
http://atheism.about.com/od/newschristmaswars/ig/War-on-Christmas-Propaganda/Christmas-Electricity-Energy.htm

[pooja]

1. You are right, but I really, really, really love the lights... I could

sacrafice though for someone not dying. Little bit better graphic.. soldier getting hung by a wreath or some garland... or the last kiss of an Iraqi mother on her dead child's forehead under a mistle toe.

[ClintonTyree]

2. The war on christmas rages on......

another salvo fired directly into the crowd of christmas revelers. The war on christmas is HELL!

Why, WHY do you hate baby jesus? :cry:

:sarcasm:

[CoffeeCat]

3. I guess that makes me a jihadist Christian....

I've got more than 1,000 lights on the bushes, lighted candy canes up my walkways, and
two lighted Christmas trees on our porch. Tonight, we're hanging the icicle lights, the icicle
pathway lights, and putting another 1,000 lights on our evergreen.

I guess I don't love us for our freedom.

[Duke Newcombe]

4. Yeah...

The same way we're aiding terrorism by consuming electrons made from fossil fuels posting on DU...but then again, I supposedly hosting terrorists in my guest beedroom, so screw(n) it!!!

Duke

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

5. Holy Cow This Is One Of The Silliest Things I've Ever Read.

If the author even begins to want to be taken seriously, he should find something better to rally against than Christmas lights.

I found this to be even worse and even sillier than the RW assertions that pot smokers finance terrorism! LOL

What a hoot.

Anyway, time to hit the sack. I'm outtie.

[TahitiNut]

6. Well, my lights are guaranteed to use North Sea and Venezuelan oil, so I'm OK.

:dunce: