Untitled The revolutionary history of Christmas By Tim Yeager Christmastime can be so depressing. It brings out some of the worst features of capitalism and rubs them in our faces. You can't escape, whatever your philosophical or religious belief. Advertisements spur on feelings of guilt if you don't buy enough of the right kinds of consumer products for people you love.
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And it is something that working people of any culture, any religious or philosophical background can relate to. In a word - everything. They were occupied by foreign soldiers and ruled by corrupt local despots who collaborated with the foreign oppressors. There were periodic revolts of local peasants and slaves that were put down mercilessly. In the midst of all that, a young unmarried girl becomes pregnant out of wedlock.