Not As Much..

Myer Christmas Parade

My oldest daughter was in the myer Christmas parade on Saturday and of course she was fab But that is not wot my post is about today. My post is about the emptiness of the whole event.

The entire 3hrs was a great big marketing scam. It was empty and sad. No real Christmas spirit or joy just merchandise and adds disguised as floats.

Next to us was a portable grandstand where people who had Myers Visa Cards were aloud to sit. They received drinks and food on tap and had a great view. My 4 year old (not being backwards and not understanding social etiquette) climbed thorough the fence and sat herself on these chairs, much to the disgust of on of the “special people”.

What these people didn’t realize that they were not really special they just have a credit car (ie debt) with myers name on it. They were there to be the tv audience a pawn of myers not a specially invited guest.

Why do we celebrate debt?

As the world financial crisis goes on and 1000s of people become poorer than before we continue to glorify the  living beyond our means mentality.

Our Aussie government in it “wisdom” is giving low income families $1000 bonus at Christmas under the guise of “helping with the cost of Christmas time” when really it is all about money being spent to sure up our economy. Also they have increased the home buyers grant to 30 000 to allow more people to buy their first home. All I can see is more people getting into massive debt they cant really afford.

I was saddened by the commercialism of the parade. I didn’t expect any Christian messages but I did expect fun and frivolity because we could not because it would make us shop at Myer    

We as a society seem to have bought into a empty life that seems bright and shiny but really is empty and cold, lacking real emotion and controlled by consumerism and greed and advertising 

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