The surge of gift-buying strengthens the commercial and personal connections of inter-dependence that make community possible ...
What's negative about the prospect of hundreds of millions of Americans taking great pains to express affection for friends and family? In fact, the kind instincts behind the giving mania and the ubiquitous figure of Santa may at least bring us closer to the higher love that's part of the holiday's religious message.
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