I was engaged in a conversation about the whole controversy about saying "Merry Christmas" etc.
This is what I respondeded:

I'm a Jew (although not practicing)...and there are a lot of us in the world who are really tired of everything in the world getting so banal and politically correct. You can't say anything without offending anyone anymore. While the United States is a country of many diverse cultures and religions that invites everybody to "the big table," that doesn't mean that these people need to bulldoze over the prevailing Judeo-Christian culture prevalent un the United States. YOu have a right not to participate in the holiday season and be a Scrooge...but you don't have a right to say that I can't celebrate it...but there is something very beautiful when once a year the world comes together and thinks of the elusive dream of "peace on earth" -- be it with a Hanukah menorah or a yule log in the fireplace. This is not intended as a jab, but apparently you may not have had a positive experience during this time of year, or were raised in an environment of political correctness much in the way the Soviet Russians imposed "Father Frost" and tried unsuccessfully to replace the basic belief systems of millions of people and impose their "religion" of their corrupt and evil ideology.