"Here’s some heartening news for those of you who can’t think of a worse way to spend Thanksgiving Day than bargain hunting at your local mall: you’re not alone."
Consuming/buying/selling is so not the ultimate American value. Lots of Americans object to the shopping rush starting "while shoppers’ turkeys [are] still warm."
There are petitions you can sign and facebook pages you can like. Some object to employees leaving their families to go to work (I did it once and it was awful). Some say that the giving of thanks as a long valued tradition is worthy of honoring with a whole day.
My feeling is . . ditto to both the above. It won't even cross my mind to go shopping on the evening of our national holiday. Retail can wait a few hours.
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