One of the big questions after the terrorist attacks on WTC in the United States was, should we continue with our ways knowing full well that there should be more things done to prevent the WTC tragedy from happening again?
Halloween back in 2001 was still happy, but many people were already beginning to raise their voice against the pointless consumerism that abounded.
Halloween and Patriotism
How is patriotism viewed in the United States? In such a large country with a trillion dollar economy, spending is tantamount to patriotism. When you spend your hard-earned money, you keep the economy going. When you spend money, you keep the small and large businesses operating.
In effect, the whole system is maintained because people are letting go of their money. When a season like Halloween is not suddenly questioned, the commercial establishment recoils out of fear. If no one wants to spend, what would happen to the businesses?
In this view, the defenders of Halloween are quick to denounce the one-sided analysis of people regarding the consumerist activities of people during Halloween festivities. They say, well, spending money is tantamount to pledging alliance to the flag of the US.
Whether this view is true or not, it does make a little sense.
"Sorry, I don't buy that."
But people were no longer amused. According to Kevin Horrigan from the newspaper Post-Dispatch:
"Take the dough you'd spend on Halloween candy and send it to the Red Cross. How about $1.9 billion instead?"
It's a fact that Halloween in America seems to make everything it touches look very commercial, and may run contrary to the values that many people hold. But the supporters of celebrating Halloween say that it's a bad idea NOT to celebrate Halloween, since it will ultimately leave the country open to more terrorist attacks.
Subsequently, making the country vulnerable will cheapen the deaths of the victims of 9/11.
Economic interest
Of course, Halloween is a prime point for those interested in the vicissitudes of economic interest in the United States. Halloween is a retail-based industry. The industry thrives on individuals going out of their way to go to shops, stores and malls to buy their Halloween stuff.
What happens when the Halloween industry suddenly disappears? The economy may slow down as a whole.
These "main cogs" are the large companies that produce most of the money. The economy depends on these big companies. This is the reason why the US government is quick to lend out bailouts to keep these big companies from collapsing.
Because when the big businesses go down, the employees and all the small enterprises dependent on the big businesses would also go down fast. It's not about selfishness, really. It's more about preserving a slow machine, so that you won't have to contend with a completely broken workhorse.
Today, people have returned to the former habits of spending during Halloween, largely because the memory of 9/11 has toned down a bit. Let's hope this keeps up.
Halloween back in 2001 was still happy, but many people were already beginning to raise their voice against the pointless consumerism that abounded.
Halloween and Patriotism
How is patriotism viewed in the United States? In such a large country with a trillion dollar economy, spending is tantamount to patriotism. When you spend your hard-earned money, you keep the economy going. When you spend money, you keep the small and large businesses operating.
In effect, the whole system is maintained because people are letting go of their money. When a season like Halloween is not suddenly questioned, the commercial establishment recoils out of fear. If no one wants to spend, what would happen to the businesses?
In this view, the defenders of Halloween are quick to denounce the one-sided analysis of people regarding the consumerist activities of people during Halloween festivities. They say, well, spending money is tantamount to pledging alliance to the flag of the US.
Whether this view is true or not, it does make a little sense.
"Sorry, I don't buy that."
But people were no longer amused. According to Kevin Horrigan from the newspaper Post-Dispatch:
"Take the dough you'd spend on Halloween candy and send it to the Red Cross. How about $1.9 billion instead?"
It's a fact that Halloween in America seems to make everything it touches look very commercial, and may run contrary to the values that many people hold. But the supporters of celebrating Halloween say that it's a bad idea NOT to celebrate Halloween, since it will ultimately leave the country open to more terrorist attacks.
Subsequently, making the country vulnerable will cheapen the deaths of the victims of 9/11.
Economic interest
Of course, Halloween is a prime point for those interested in the vicissitudes of economic interest in the United States. Halloween is a retail-based industry. The industry thrives on individuals going out of their way to go to shops, stores and malls to buy their Halloween stuff.
What happens when the Halloween industry suddenly disappears? The economy may slow down as a whole.
These "main cogs" are the large companies that produce most of the money. The economy depends on these big companies. This is the reason why the US government is quick to lend out bailouts to keep these big companies from collapsing.
Because when the big businesses go down, the employees and all the small enterprises dependent on the big businesses would also go down fast. It's not about selfishness, really. It's more about preserving a slow machine, so that you won't have to contend with a completely broken workhorse.
Today, people have returned to the former habits of spending during Halloween, largely because the memory of 9/11 has toned down a bit. Let's hope this keeps up.
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