Only 25% Prefer "Happy Holidays" to "Merry Christmas"
From Rasmussen:
Christmas is just around the corner, and a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 68% of American adults prefer stores to show signs saying “Merry Christmas” rather than "Happy Holidays."
Only one-quarter of adults (25%) favor signs that say “Happy Holidays.” Those figures are virtually unchanged from our survey conducted this time last year.
Men (71%) favor “Merry Christmas” slightly more than women (65%).
From a politically partisan perspective, Republicans (84%) overwhelmingly prefer “Merry Christmas” more than Democrats (51%). Far more Democrats (43%) wish for “Happy Holidays” signs than Republicans (13%).
Which begs the question: why do corporations, mainstream media included, succumb to the politically correct "Happy Holidays" when it is so blatantly the preference of only a minority?
The answer is, the PC crowd whines about it more. So should we whine about it more too? That's for each and every one of us to decide.
One of the 68% writes:
Beginning tomorrow, I will plunge into an annual indulgence of imposing my religion on everyone I meet.
Everywhere I go, I will wish those I meet and speak with a “Merry Christmas!”
So will I.
Paul Ibrahim
in Political Correctness, Polls, Religion
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You should also tell every store manager you meet (and actively seek out the others) and tell them you prefer Merry Christmas and won't shop at their stores anymore if they refuse to honor the Christmas season.
There's a big insurance company in downtown Kansas City that has a huge, lighted "Merry Christmas" sign across the front of their building. I was shocked to see it. How sad is that?