Just Say "Merry Christmas" | 5 Minute Video
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- Should Americans wish each other "Happy holidays" or "Merry Christmas"? Should an office "Christmas party" be called a "holiday party" so that it's more inclusive? Dennis Prager answers these questions and more in this short video.
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Script:
The change from wishing fellow Americans "Merry Christmas" to wishing them "Happy Holidays" is a very significant development.
Proponents of "Happy Holidays" argue it's no big deal - proponents of "Merry Christmas" are making a mountain out of a molehill.
But the "Happy Holidays" advocates want it both ways. They dismiss opponents as hysterical; but at the same time, in addition to replacing “Merry Christmas” with "Happy Holidays,” they have relentlessly pushed to replace “Christmas vacation” with “winter vacation” and “Christmas party” with
"Holiday Party.”
So, then, which is it? Is all this elimination of the word “Christmas" important or not?
The answer is obvious. It's very important. That’s why so much effort is devoted to substituting other words for “Christmas.” And these efforts have been extraordinarily successful. In place of the universal “Merry Christmas” of my youth, in recent decades I have been wished "Happy Holidays" by every waiter and waitress in every restaurant I have dined; by everyone who welcomes me at any business; by my flight attendants and pilots; and by just about everyone else.
When I respond, "Thank you. Merry Christmas!" I often sense that I have actually created some tension. Many of those I wish "Merry Christmas" are probably relieved to hear someone who feels free to utter the “C” word, but all the sensitivity training they've had to undergo creates cognitive dissonance.
The opponents of "Merry Christmas" and other uses of the word "Christmas" know exactly what they’re doing. They’re disingenuous when they dismiss defenders of "Merry Christmas" as fabricating some “War on Christmas.”
Of course it's a war on Christmas, or, more precisely, a war on the religious nature of America. The left in America, like the left in Europe, wants to create a thoroughly secular society. Not a secular government - which is a desirable goal, and which, in any event, has always been the case in America - but a secular society.
Most people do not realize that the left believes in secularism as fervently as religious Jews and Christians believe in the Bible. That's why "Merry Christmas" bothers secular activists. It's a blatant reminder of just how religious America is - and always has been. So, here's a prediction: Activists on the left will eventually seek to remove Christmas as a national holiday.
Now, the left doesn't announce that its agenda is to thoroughly secularize American and European societies. Instead, they offer the inclusiveness argument: that "Merry Christmas" or "Christmas party" or "Christmas vacation" is not "inclusive."
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I don't think saying merry Christmas should be ridiculed, but I don't think saying happy holidays should be either.
That's because you are a person with common sense and reason. Those that don't agree, as you can see with the thumbs down count above, can't see reason or let anything "Christian" alone. They are driven to curse into the darkness instead of light a candle. Merry Christmas!
Schroeder_2000 thank you for having some common sense
Blakes Liberator
i agree with that.
I have to disagree to some extent, as saying "happy holidays" is rather disrespectful towards the culture and heritage of the western traditions. much like you would not shit on any other cultural celebration (aslong as it is not something barbaric and so on).
I've never actually met anybody who has either ridiculed, or BEEN ridiculed over this. I've only met people who COMPLAIN about this.
If someone wishes me "anything" I say "thank you;" they could've said nothing. It shouldn't matter what you say if you're sincere. Taking the time to wish another person, anything at all, is indicative of good intentions.
Kyle Dawson
Aw, thank you.
@@CayeDaws that's pretty insincere, which is hurtful
@@Captain_Wet_Beard lol
I would not be surprised if this guy is lying about being Jewish so he can trick people into thinking that Christianity is inclusive.
Excellent point!
This is purely a North American problem
just be glad your SJWism isn't as bad
though you guy still have some of it
GT5 was banned in your country, something like that
No Winter in a Christian nation somewhere in Asia.
Also not a problem here, although I do see some sign as happy holidays, still we always say Merry Christmas!
this isn't really a problem, I just don't want to sound stupid saying merry christmas to someone who doesn't celebrate it
Merry Christmas is nationalistic thing and it is by far the most inclusive for everyone
www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/14/christmas-hanukkah-songs_n_6311324.html
My dad was a veteran of the War on Christmas. He led the First Candy Cane Battalion during the Battle of Figgy Pudding. Many brave gingerbread men lost their lives that day, but they emerged victorious nonetheless.
periodt
the sleighriding is crazy 😭😭
This plays like a parody of people who actually care about this.
I found you out in the wild; and the sad part is it's not a parody.
This isn't a parody...
@Ed FDNYRetiree Literally anybody would find this ridiculous. Who makes an entire video complaining about having to edit one sentence?
@Ed FDNYRetiree And you play like a not smart person
@@cameronmarter6536 Literally anyone who isn't missing the point.
This is like something you'd see on an old "the Onion" episode that makes fun of conservatives and people that actually get offended by this vapid crap.
And a Merry Christmas to you too
Andrew Guevara And a Merry Christmas to you also.
Happy Holidays to you both.
Hunter the Kitsune Happy Hanukkah
@@davelife3324 Unlike others, if someone is to great me with something I personally don't celebrate I say "Thanks. And you too" before going back to whatever I was doing. Because to me, the fact someone took the time to wish me a good time is all that is important. I don't give a damn what they specifically say. It's the intent that matters to me, not the fact that they wished me the exact holiday I celebrate.
Religions according to PragerU:
1) Christianity
2) Judaism
3) *T H E L E F T*
@Brady Fries how so?
@Patrick Laughing At Your Small PP like?
@Patrick Laughing At Your Small PP is this some kind of shit satire?
@Patrick Laughing At Your Small PP cool
Yeah, Dennis is kinda wrong on that, it's more of the radical left. I mean you can probably have a rational conversation with a leftist, but it seems most of the left in America is of the radical variety.
Conservatives: “leftists are such snowflakes they get triggered over anything”
Also conservatives:
Jesus christ is coming back for the rapture(this decade) Millions of true born again christians all babies and small children under age of accountability will suddenly vanish from the earth. Dont get left behind from rapture to face great tribulation coming to earth. America will be nuked and invaded by russia and china in near future to usher in new world order. Nwo beast system led by antichrist obama and false prophet pope francis ready to take over after rapture. Dont believe the coming massive deception of alien abduction explanation for rapture from obama. Fema concentration camps will be activated around the world post rapture. Refuse coming vaccine and rfid chip implant aka mark of beast at all costs.
That's exactly the point. The left is politically correct which causes confusion
Jesus lives777 This is false. Conservatism is based of FACTS, LOGIC, and REASONING. The left is just how you feel. And Jesus does live! Nice man.
I don't see any conservatives here trying to get people who disagree with them fired from their jobs.
@@anahata3478 The irony of you saying that, after literally saying "conservatism is a mental deficiency"
My Jewish friend said Merry Christmas to me, I’m Christian and then said Happy Hanukkah to him while it was Hanukkah and then we carried on our days
They crossed out the cross of Jesus.. Xmas? Nope..Merry Christmas everyone!! ..He wasn’t born on the 25h but it doesn’t matter, He always was ..
@@takearight. I think the X in Xmas is the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Christós, which became Christ in English.
Source: wikipedia
But you can continue to say Merry Christmas.
@@sprucebrine9 Thanks. I can still say merry Christmas? How nice.
@@takearight. ok the sarcasm
@@sprucebrine9 😃Somebody Stop me..
Found this video from an ad...I literally thought it was some build up to a punch line...
Cendre Gaming same here
Prager's secret mission, as is the Trump administration's, is to beat Saturday Night Live and other satirical outlets to the punch to the extent that you can't make anymore sport of them than they make of themselves.
Have a blessed Winter Solstace everyone.
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@@Captain_Wet_Beard you as well
Do the "Happy Holidays" pushers realize that "holiday" derives from the words "holy day"?
You're asking if leftism idiots have done any research? :P
tamething1 GREAT fact...i gotta Google this now
you know why they dont care? because its an inclusion problem, NOT a religious problem, they dont care because its not ATHEISTS doing it. free speech is a thing. just because you think "happy holidays" isnt inclusive doesnt mean everyone needs to think that way. this is a preference. and it happens to be that most think that "happy holidays" is more professional.
Holy just means set apart
Holy day just means day set apart (for honorary/celebratory purposes)
Keety Man ^ said better than I ever could
As a certified Christian™️
I can confirm that I am suffering from chronic crippling trauma because a waiter said “happy holidays” instead of “merry christmas”
I am now left shaking and crying for the rest of my life because of this trivial interaction.
ik we are damaged beyond repair cause of the war on christmas 😭
The point is, its being silenced because we want to say merry Christmas. Anything with the word “Christ” in it makes people cringe with uncomfortableness. They don’t wants their deeds exposed…simply as that.
Can’t have THAT!!…smh..
@@takearight. I didn't know the word christ makes me cringe. Thanks for telling me!
@@PetBrickProductions snark isn’t helping..I was talking about unbelievers..
@@takearight. Yeah. That's me.
I was a veteran of the war on Christmas. I remember when Mrs. Claus had to donate bonds to the war effort to produce more sleighs.
Hello peridot
Thank your for your service.
@Lukas Lombardo candy cane ridge how could I forget that terrible day. When the gumdrop bomb went off we lost 40 good men. Truly the war on Christmas was a horrific war
@@snowyempress3647 Not the gumdrop buttons!
Or G-day, Too many Gingerbread men lost
“The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.”
-Margaret Thatcher
And thus, nations now have such debts (to whom you might ask)* that they cannot muster any resistance towards the "globalsit agenda"
*bankers, a tribal one in particular.
The problem with the free market is the 99% run out of money.
++ Bobby Bones. Methinks you don't like the "free" part of free market. It stands for freedom. Big government will take care of you cradle to grave, but you won't be very free. The 99%, what a stupid term, should worry less about what other people have and focus on personal liberty and responsibility
mecheatgood Margaret thatcher is not a good role model
Robert Bones The free market is a nice dream, since it requires a nobel and good spirited government.
Perhaps we can make that dream come true one day.
If I know they're a Christian: Merry Christmas
If I know they're Jewish or something: I hope you have a good Hanukkah
Strangers: Happy Holidays
If somebody wishes me well, then I don't care which one they use. I know what their intention was. I'm not offended when I hear somebody use a phrase that I don't typically use; I am not a snowflake who thinks the world revolves around me.
Whoa, a reasonable youtube comment. Didn't expect to find you here.
I'm a right winger, but I identify with this comment.
@@pedromeneses5661 Even more rare. Oh wait.. You're Portugese? That all makes sense then, you're likely not that far right if that's the case.
@@Thor.Jorgensen I never said I was far right.
@@pedromeneses5661 I think you're confused by the English language here.
"Not that far right" is not the same as calling you "far-right"
Dennis Prager isn't far-right, but he's further right than most conservatives in Europe. I am saying that Dennis prager is further right wing than you are.
Understand?
Dennis Prager: Facts don’t care about your feelings
Me: Happy Holidays
Dennis Prager: 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Yeah bro Merry Christmas
WHY ARE THEY ALWAYS LIKE THIS. THEY SEE PEOPLE BEING LIKE LETS ME MORE WELCOMING N THE RIGHT CRIES THAT THEYRE BEING OPRESSED? Equality and fairness for others doesn’t mean less for them😂
Happy Jesus's Birthday
Leftists: PragerU is offended by the phrase "happy holidays" but we're not offended by "Merry Christmas".
Also leftists: We feel the need to flood the PragerU comments section by mocking the video and further elaborate why we prefer the phrase "happy holidays" and emphasize "inclusivity" instead of just ignoring the video.
Hypocritical much?
@@MisterE80God forbid someone engages with your argument, watches the content to at least try to gain an understanding of your side, and then presents counter-points or even just light-hearted jokes.
That's like if you say "God bless you" and someone says "I'm an atheist". So annoying, like I'm being nice
John Smith who has ever said that? I'd say "thank's"
I've actually run into this a couple of times. No, not the direct "I'm an atheist." What I've had as a reply is usually them kindly asking for me to say "gesundheit" next time. I still get it wrong with them most of the time though, lol.
SAM BRICKELL Achoo?
To me, deal with it and say God bless you as well, mostly so they don't get mad and everyone can be happy besides, saying have a Merry Christmas and Happy Hanuka. Tell people Happy Holidays is wrong.
Gustavo Wegas violated sense of humor
Some one: happy holida-
Dennis: stop commiting genocide on religious people.
He’s Jewish, not Christian
ObviouslyKaleb and what?
Святослав Соколов
That means he doesn’t recognize Christmas as a religious holiday
ObviouslyKaleb shat post supplier said “religious people”. not “Christian people”
Святослав Соколов
He edited it lmao
I'm an atheist, and even I prefer saying "Merry Christmas" to "Happy whatever..." I don't understand why people get so up in arms about religious undertones during the holiday season. Why don't I see people suggesting that we revoke Abraham Lincoln's birthday's status as a federal holiday out of commiseration for the South? It's just the name of a damn holiday, sheesh.
Because the holiday season is based around religion, so it's kinda obvious to see how someone could be a little upset about religious undertones during this time
because the word Holiday = Holy day, which just means a day set apart (for honorary or celebratory purposes).
Holy however is linked to 'religion' (for no reason) and holiday season is 'religious' institution.
So theoretically, an atheist can't really *'celebrate'* any of the 'holidays' because they all involved Judeo-Christian or pagan, not truly atheistic.
PS (I don't believe in secular/religious divide)
Marcus, if you think that in 21st century USA Christmas is based on religion, you're naïve. It's purely commercial. When you think about Christmas, you think about snow, pine (?) trees, and some fat oaf who's a whitewashed version of Saint Nicholas of Myra. Not exactly what I imagine a Middle Eastern winter in antiquity to be.
Augusto Daro
Not for me and my house. please don't speak for me.
Kevy Moranski Do you have a Christmas tree? If you do, I sure hope it's a palm or olive tree. Do you tell your kings about Santa? Or about the Magi? Face it, mate, US Christmas is a commercialised winter festivity that has more pagan European elements than Middle Eastern Christian ones.
I love how almost every PragerU comment section is just people dunking on their stupidity over and over again. Gives me hope for humanity lol
True, im glad most people have the common sense not to fall for this shit.
Then tell me, what is celebrated in December other than Christmas and Hanukkah?
Is there a day called Holiday that we celebrate??? NO, its called Christmas!!!
@@angelfloress5063 uhhh, new years? lmfao
@@skepticmonkey6923 Its celebrated in January of the NEW YEAR!!!!!!
@@angelfloress5063 I agree, Christmas is a holiday, one I celebrate in fact, but there is no war on it, and you're naive or stupid if you think otherwise
Here's a though: who cares? Like seriously. The reaction people have to people saying Happy Holidays instead of Christmas mirrors the reaction a SWJ will have when you call someone a girl, when they're actually Transgender and you weren't aware.
This. A thousand times this.
I agree. I don't think "Happy Holidays" vs "Merry Christmas" is a big deal. Prager was talking about inclusiveness. Happy Holidays still includes Christmas, so it is not inherently anti-Christmas. The issue is the Marxists trying to destroy western civilization are the same people pushing "Happy Holidays" as a universal term.
Oliver Linehan The marxists are trying to destroy western civilization? Don't you mean the radical Muslims?
+Andrew Rendon Kinda the same thing I guess. The Marxist support Islam, and therefore support destroying the west. I must separate Muslims from Islam here too. Lots of people who are Muslims don't really follow everything the Quran says. In fact, Islam is an ideology, and ideologies in general are inherently dangerous and divisive.
Merry Christmas, happy holidays, whatever. Just stop telling us what to do!
00:11
Non-religious: "It's no big deal"
Christians: "It's a HUGE deal"
Sums this video up perfectly.
Your comment of taking snippets of quotes out of context sums up Atheist Leftism perfectly.
^ "Leftism"? Ha! Good one!
Joking aside, anyone who even bothers to make a serious video of this issue obviously considers the distinction pretty important.
Merry Christmas, you religionist fool ;)
I'm not coming from this at a religious point of view, but if y'all consider it "no big deal" stop being a bitch about it when people say "Merry Christmas" just people say what they wanna say. Christmas was originally a pagan holiday that belongs to a religion that no longer exists, so it doesnt include the Christians either. if y'all actually think "its no big deal" then act that way.
Jazz Jackrabbit your efforts to push political correctness is you being an overreacting little bitch you hypocrite also if your an atheist why do u care most ppl who celebrate Christmas don't even care about the story or reason behind it it's just Generally a great holiday and a scheme for big corporations to sell a lot of shit
^ "overreacting little bitch"
Right back at you, pal ;)
"Why are people saying Happy Holidays to me?"
Probably because they don't know what holiday you celebrate in December since there are multiple that occasionally overlap. Also, everyone celebrates more than one holiday in December because of New Year's Eve.
@@maxgomes1031 Most Jews, Muslims and pretty much everyone else in America and the rest of the world who isn't Christian.
THE LIBERAL LEFT ARE RELENTLESS IS THEIR DECEPTIONS AND DESTRUCTION.. THIS IS FAR BIGGER THAN THIS ISSUE - ITS PART OF A FAR GREATER WHOLE... FOR THE FACTS CHECK MARK DICE, PAUL JOSEPH WATSON, LAUREN SOUTHERN, STEVEN CROWDER, MILO AND UNDOOMED
Hey...
...Merry Christmas
@@AuthenticPhantom merry hanukah
Humuhumunukunukuapua have a bah humbug
Imagine a store clerk telling this guy "Happy Kwanza." I'd film that reaction.
Brilliant!!!
I'd accept Happy Kwanza.
@@mathiasschneider7690 I wouldn't. Have you researched Kwanza? It's a non-holiday that is based, more than anything, around celebrations of violence. It has no definite starting point, and its beginnings are based vaguely around violent and murderous assaults that happened in the United States.
I think, though, that if somebody wished me Happy Kwanza, I would simply say that there's nothing about Kwanza that's happy, or just wish them Merry Christmas in return.
Isn't that a non religious holiday?
@@ligmamalegrindsetinvestinr9251 Kwanza is more or less a made up celebration based around certain murders and violent riots. It's pretty much worthless. Look it up.
Is this The Onion?
Sadly no
We can only wish
It'd be funny if it was.
Yes
r/nottheonion
Nobody:
Dennis Prager: Starbucks changing their cups is literally going to lead to christianity becoming illegal
It will though... Don't you know that Starbucks runs the world with their socialist army of far leftists?
@@shortperson20 ah yes, how could I forget. Matter of fact, my enlistment date is next week, wish me luck (: these four years of Christian genocide, turning the nation gay, and making all politicians black women will be tough work, but itll all be worth it in the end huh
You communists are obviously in cahoots with the left, waging war on Christmas and western society
Ah yes, the first step in our communist society, changing the Starbucks cups.
@@shortperson20 Not gonna lie, you had me in the first half.
"Unlike You SJWs, I'm not Offended & Don't Care At All: A Novella"
@@shaunclark425 Happy holidays
What's a novella ?
@@Phenomiracle Happy Holidays to you too as Shaun here seems too rude to say it himself
@@curlyfry3049 like a short novel
@@shaunclark425 triggered
Imagine being triggered by “happy holidays “
Or Christmas 😂
@@Noe.2198 nobody is"triggered" by merry christmas
Merry Christmas!!!
@@VC1ty17 I’ve seen that you’ve commented on this video a lot recently. Are you ok? Does it hurt you to hear people say happy holidays instead of merry Christmas? If so I encourage you to seek help.
@@VC1ty17 Merry Christmas to you too.
PragerU and Conservatives: "People need to stop being such sensitive snowflakes."
Also PragerU and Conservatives: "Saying the wrong holiday greating hurts my feelings."
You mean "greeting"?
It's worse than the PETA preferred phrases. Conservative correctness is out of control.
@@sinistar99 You mean "It's" and "is"?
12ft Narcoleptic Panda You're really showing them with your corrections of mild spelling errors. Way to prove a point.
@@sequenceleaflet6568 You get an A+. See you in class tomorrow, and bring your textbook.
Nobody is pushing to change anything.
I have a Christmas decoration from the 1930s. It says Seasons Greetings.
This war on Christmas is actually a war on free speech. Pushing me to say Merry Christmas to placate your sensitivities is ridiculous.
Miss Kimberly he’s not saying u NEED to say Merry Christmas, he’s inviting u to say it and is saying that people shouldn’t act like it’s a big deal to say Merry Christmas to non christians
@@brendan594 did you see the REST of the video
@@brendan594 that's the same thing with pronouns
Tim Evans yeah I watched it and ur right. He’s saying it’s wrong to say Happy Holidays which is stupid
Merry Christmas!!!
I want everyone I meet to greet me by saying "Hi Steven". Even people who don't know whether or not my name is Steven. It really hurts my feelings when people just say "hi". I've been so tolerant of all these plebs whose name isn't Steven, I think I deserve better. All this political correctness about not assuming everyone you meet is named "Steven" is out of control. Stop the war on Steven! :'(
hi
Sorry, Stephan :(
Merry Christmas
@@VC1ty17 happy winter solstice 😁
@@Raven-lu5ee Same to you✌✌✌
PragerU: Proponents of "Happy Holidays" are getting too sensitive over the word "Christmas".
Also PragerU: If you say "Happy Holidays", then you are hurtful
LMAO WHAT!!
Nono, you are trying to DESTROY Christianity and REMOVE Christmas entirely
@@liamzor-el6637 🤣
prageru are the real snowflakes
it's idiocy at it's most unfettered
Your changing a countries culture and holiday, would you like us to do the same with Canada or Mexico? Of course not, Christmas will always be celebrated, you have nothing else to worry about that you complain about something so small.
I'm not Jewish, but if someone told me, "Happy Hanukkah" I would smile and say, "Thanks. You too". What's the problem?
Good for you homie, congratulations on being the only smart person in the comments. Literal NPCs regurgitating "is this the onion?"
I would think it's a joke or something
As a Jew I honestly don’t give a shit if someone says merry Christmas happy holidays or happy Chanukah
The problem is people are actually becoming intolerant of the phrase Merry Christmas and trying to get everyone to stop saying it
@@firstnamelastname3173 Because it assumes that everyone celebrates Christmas. Just say Happy holidays so every culture is included not just Christianity. Theres more than one holiday being celebrated in December.
"A war on the religious nature of America" he says over a still full of pagan imagery.
Daniel Bernoulli, “full pagan imagery”? What do you mean.
Samoa Moni what do you think pine trees, gifts, and holly have to do with a baby jesus?
Nothing. Answer is nothing. They represent the world tree ygdrassil, you bring it into your home to ward off the death that surrounds you during the solctice. Adorning it with light represents the light of life from the darkest day in a world consumed by the death of winter.
Even leaving cookies out for santa originated in leaving food out for odin who would bring you gifts.
Theres a ton more traditions we keep from the roman saturnalia as well
✅ which is?
Samoa Moni saturnalia is a time for good will, giving to the poor, feasting with friends and family. It would also be pretty similar to the british tradition of boxing day.
Lighting ceremonies were also held as well as general partying and debauchery
Andrew Adams, you ever heard of the words borrowing and adopting? Here’s a hint. the Nazis weren’t the first to use the swastika as a symbol. The hindus were using it for centuries before the Nazis. But they meant different things to the two groups. Here’s another one: The Jews weren’t the first to practice circumcision. The Egyptians were doing it too. But to the Jews, it meant something totally different. You get the point?
We live in a Society.
What's your point?
@Jackie Robinson there is no point, it is like saying we breathe oxygen, the obvious response to both is, and......
agreed
0:15 It isn't a big deal, and has been used many times throughout history
0:45 No one has stopped saying Christmas. Merry Christmas is said pretty much all the time, same as Happy Holidays
2:05 You want a secular government and for Christmas, a religious holiday, to be a national holiday. The contradiction is astounding
2:20 Ah yes, because Jews believe the Bible, not like, the Torah
Also, on your point that Jews and Christians both celebrate Christmas, it is ignoring one very important point: other religions exist. Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and even non-religious people are in America
Exactly
The attempt by many Christian groups to co-opt Judaism as almost a direct branch of Christianity is just so weird. Like, no, judeo-christian values aren’t really a thing.
Merry Christmas
@@VC1ty17 I’ve seen that you’ve commented on this video a lot recently. Are you ok? Does it hurt you to hear people say happy holidays instead of merry Christmas? If so I encourage you to seek help.
The Torah is the first 5 books of the Christian Old Testament
We did it guys, we created the ultimate boomer
Bounced on my boys happy holiday to this for hours
He did have a point though
Boomer
@Peter Griffin he is saying we can't greet persons by all holidays , but just for Christmas because before it was better , is the definition of boomer
@Peter Griffin that implies that America is an inherently Christian country which it's explicitly not.
Wow! They’re acting like *different cultures exist!!!!* Which is
t o t a l l y w h a c k y ! ! !
Freddie Jo Henley different cultures and opinions are too much to handle for Dennis. He’s far less easily offended than us SJW snowflakes, clearly
I've noticed your pfp. Enbies unite!
You misunderstood the argument. Lol.
Luka sounds great keyboard warrior
ATLGASTATESPORTSFANx yes gay culture is the best culture
I’m atheist and I say Merry Christmas
Siri Dronavalli Thank you... And I know many Christians who would gladly say Happy Holidays. The whole debate is just silly...
Kimani Coates
Exactlyyyy
Now Christmas is over, I have sad emotions
EditsOn ImovieYt Same here...
EditsOn ImovieYt
Lol same
Love how PragerU thinks we are snowflakes yet conservatives get offended when we say Happy Holidays.
The War on Christmas Must End!
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Sorry but that's false equivalence. One group is trying to cancel everything that is traditional to hundreds of millions of Americans.....standing up to those people and telling them to F off is not being "offended". The people behind this cancellation of everything traditional are the establishment. Academia, the Media, Hollywood, Leftist politicians...every major institution. Go learn about Marxism and Communism and then come back and talk.
@@Abruzzo333 You can say that about literally any change in society. Change deviates from tradition. Get over it.
I mean he has facts, you right now are crying over it, point proven? I think so.
@@Abruzzo333 how is saying 'happy holidays' canceling anything?
bounced on my boy's Hanukkah dreidel to this for hours
@kiwi stfu rem
Doing the lord’s work
@@TKZ100 thanks, and stay big money
@kiwi i do not get it though, your profile picture is the blue haired rem yes?
Happy holidays
A few days ago, one of my conservative friends said that its a problem when liberals ask questions about Trump's policies, because they're whining... Then I watch a video like this... This guy is literally whining that people say happy holidays over merry christmas, and saying that its all a leftist plot to remove christmas... Really?
Armaan Shojaie Like when you whine when people say “Merry Christmas”?
@@MisterE80
Two things:
1. You probably do not know who I am in real life, so how did you come to this conclusion?
2. I celebrate Christmas. Why would I whine when people say merry christmas?
My point was this: my conservative friend said that any liberal (me included), that anyone who makes any remark against Trump administration, is more likely than not, whining. I am slightly astonished that if it constitutes as whining to disagree about Trump's policies (and it's not remarkably hard to do that), then how is it not whining to complain and make a six minute video where the host has a problem with people saying "happy holidays" instead of "merry christmas".
Now, I don't actually have a problem with people saying one thing over another, but don't try to restrict me to say one thing or the other.
@@MisterE80 haha I have never seen anyone whine when someone says Merry Christmas. I'm not christian and I say merry christmas most of the time out of habit and no one has ever cared and most people I know are liberal. You can find many of videos like this one of people bitching about people saying "happy holiday" but you'll be hard press to find an equivalent video about people bitching about "Merry Christmas"
Your conservative friend said it? Oh well then the case is closed
He didn't look like he was whining to me. Just annoyed.
*Says they support freedom of speech
*Gets burt hurt when someone chooses different terms and words then they would
Not to mention people have been saying happy holidays for more than a hundred years,Dennis is acting like it's some sort of new sjw liberal thing
@@OnettBoyXD somebody's triggered
Pinhead Larry Somebody's a virgin and that's you.
@@OnettBoyXD yeah cus I'm like 14
What? it's not that someone chooses different terms, the issue is why shame someone who uses different terms. If you shame someone for using Merry Christmas, you are not a good person.
Gotta love and appreciate how this entire comment section is just PragerU getting laughed at. Happy Holidays, everyone!
This video proves that the best way to discredit a conservative is just to let them keep rambling on...
no it doesnt lol
I think you mean libtards on twitter. Letting them spew radical crap lets everyone know what they are all about.
@@panthekirb7561 triggered?
@@DanielGonzalez-if1fh Going by that logic everybody is triggered
@@a.t.l.r.8969 could you elaborate?
This is asinine lmao.... “saying Happy Holidays is NOT inclusive... because it excludes Christmas!”
So Christmas isn’t a holiday?
@Speaker Box They are all their own thing, they're all their own holidays. So I don't understand how saying "Happy Holidays" is somehow implicitly inclusive of everything except Christmas.
@Speaker Box "Changing America's Identity?" What does free speech and free religion actually mean? What does All Men are Created Equal actually mean? 'Believe in the late-December virgin birth of Christ or you're not really American'?
Christmas is a holiday, thus "Happy Holidays" doesn't exclude Christmas. It's not being ignored... Most Americans including myself celebrate Christmas- due as much to American tradition as it is pure Christian faith... Christmas isn't getting replaced, it was just never alone. "Happy Holidays" is just an acknowledgement that not everyone celebrates Christmas, and that is all. It's genuinely intended to be courteous. Holiday greetings are generally intended to be pleasant...
Being American means being free. You don't have to believe anything or say anything.
@Speaker Box "freedom of speech gives you the right to mock it?"
Yes, it does. What does Freedom of Speech mean to you? That one has "freedom of speech" unless one speaks freely??
"Just cause a kind of speech is protected under the first amendment doesn’t make it correct.."
That's exactly my point. No American can be nor should be forced to adhere to any particular doctrine. Regardless of tradition. We ALL have the ability to speak freely. The very idea that *certain* free speech presents discomfort to so many merely represents the value of free speech itself.
Thus, I believe "Happy Holidays" is a perfectly innocuous holiday greeting.
@Speaker Box " I already said people can celebrate whatever they wish..."
So what's the issue with saying "Happy Holidays"? What's your issue with the First Amendment of the Constitution?
@Speaker Box I don’t need to re-read; my take is that freedom of speech means that you can think and say whatever you want.
You could start a farm with all the strawmen in this video.
If the rest of it didn't cause your crops to wither.
THIS COMMENT IS GOLD
@Curious Scribe Are you really gonna make me say it? Are you so thoroughly dishonest that you need someone to explain "what strawmen" to you?
@Curious Scribe
1. the "Happy Holidays Advocates" who "want it both ways",
2. the people that are supposedly "relieved to hear someone utter the the 'C' word" but have "cognitive dissonance" from their "sensitivity training"
3. the "Opponents of Merry Christmas" shown literally arming themselves against Christmas
4. the anomalous "left" who religiously believes in societal secularism
5. the people in general who supposedly want to beat people up for the celebration of Christmas
None of these are backed up by any evidence that these people exist. That's because, they don't exist. These are strawman set up to be easier to knock down than the actual facts.
Have a blessed Winter Solstace everyone.
I am rallying the troops against Dennis Prager for the war on Christmas
fighting the good fight
A crusade against Christmas
I volunteer my service!
I, as a Catholic, will join you to destroy this evil “holiday” called Christmas. All who celebrate it, whether white, black, yellow, red or brown must go onto the slave ships. Otherwise, urine and fences, yes, ruined and feces, will destroy Western Civilization and Judeo-Christian values. And don’t forget to address God as Dennis Prager. Kill people for fun.
@@capncake8837 I'm in
I am a dog and I still say Merry Christmas!
023456789279 may i ask if you are a furry?
All 5 of my furbies woof Merry Christmas to you & everyone. WOOOF, WOOOF
Is doggy your fursona?
oh, who's a good boy and smart boy, yes you are. anyways, happy holidays
Then again, Christmas songs played on the radios in December still mention Jesus and the word "Christmas".
Californium Roblox Channel not for long if this keeps up.
Californium Roblox Channel
yaa its christian, so leave it that way
Californium Roblox Channel I'm atheist and live Christmas music. I don't know any of the lyrics though. I do know that they're like all religious but I could care less. It's music, a universal art
We didn't start this, this has been going on for decades. My radio is playing less Christmas music and more holiday music. Sleighs, Rudolph, Santa are mentioned but not Silent Night or Hark the Herald Angels Sing.
@@pjriddell Probably because those songs aren't as "marketable" in your area. It's not a religious issue, it's not a political issue, it's a money issue. Don't like it, pick another station. Can't find one? Start your own. It's a free country.
PragerU: liberals are so easily offended by everything
Also PragerU: makes a whole video complaining about people saying happy holidays
Because it's not just a holiday,it's CHRISTMAS!
He didn't complain lmao, he was giving his insight and explaining his thought process. I thought democrats were all so about this? Guess not, they don't like opposition.🤣
Also, the point of this video was to explain why people really shouldn't be offended by "Merry Christmas." Which are mostly the left being offened. :/
there are as many people offended by the words "merry christmas" as there are labeled graphs in all prageru videos combined
I do have to admit ONE thing though, as much as the video content seems to be about him hating the first amendment and everything America actually stands for, at least he doesn't seem to be censoring the comments. Well the video IS a few years old. Maybe he did at first and just gave up.
"An attack on Christmas is an attack on religion" followed almost immediately by saying Christmas isn't religious wut
All these people exercising free speech sure seem to trigger this oldman
Most Christmas symbols aren't. you think Jesus was having a Christmas tree in Jerusalem.
It is not religious not most people but for Christians it is. Millions of atheists celebrate Christmas with the ideas of Santa and its all about caring
@@monsterhunter445 why you cope so hard? I assume you are a jew. Just your people are that mad at Jesus. This is why you are the religion of satana
Ah yes, Shingeki no Christmas.
@@fabianadomezaiz1955 Nobody cares about atheists bro
What are you talking about, I'm an atheist with atheist parents, living under a secular government and everywhere I look it's merry Christmas. I'm not complaining, because I love Christmas. I'm in the UK, so maybe America is different. But I doubt it. I think you are making mountains out of mole hills. Merry Christmas!
+RandomDude same. Tired of Marxists as well. Sad that SJWs have taken over key institutions in our society. As much as I think the Evangelical Christians here are crazy they've helped create a prosperous society with a secular government. Much better than other places (I'm looking at you middle-east).
At least we know that when problems in our nation include trigger warnings and which winter greeting to use, and not "destroy (insert people group here)", that western civilization has done pretty damn well.
***** well that group is outrageously small. The CPUSA (Communist Party of the Unoted States of America) is the biggest communist party in America, and even then it has only 2,000 members.
Is the UK technically secular? I thought the Anglican Church is the official church of the UK system.
csjdruid I live in Maryland, another safe Democratic state, and you don't get ridiculed for choosing one candidate over the other. In fact, I know two really arrogant, loud Trump supporter who is really annoying (You never like that type of guy, whether you're liberal or conservative, it makes your party look bad.), but he doesn't get ridiculed for it, as most of my school doesn't like either candidate and would rather have Bernie.
This isn't a big issue, it's just a phrase. Christmas isn't the only holiday in the December, there's: Hannukah, Yule, Christmas, and New Years Eve. If someone's Jewish, I saw Happy Hannukah; if someone's Christian, I say Merry Christmas; my friend and I wish each other a Happy Yule every year. It's just a phrase, it's pleasantries. If you wanna say Christmas, no one is stopping you.
On another note, why do I keep getting ads for this channel?
Shadowdroid776 No idea. But yeah, it is just pleasantries. And said pleasantries are usually chained together, like saying have merry Christmas *and* a happy new year. You usually get more odd looks for not using more than one holiday than you are for saying merry Christmas, in and of itself...
I’ll use any combination of the above as I see fit, and never just one of them, unless I am talking with a personal friend or someone else who I know doesn’t really care for those small details. In the US, if nothing else, at least Wisconsin, Christmas is synonymous with basically the whole month of December and into January(excluding the new year), as that is the span of time during which preparations for the holidays happen, there is snow piling up, and is also when most everyone gets released from whatever they do for a living or for education, to spend time with family that may otherwise be unavailable. If you use anything else, that’s fine as well, they all refer to the same general time frame.
I would say it is a big issue since we fight over every little thing said or done in open society these days. It's just a phrase..........over a bigger problem, we are becoming more and more divided, it starts with the little things and snowballs into bigger issues.
Shadowdroid776 sameeee
Shadowdroid776 not to mention that Christmas has less to do with Jesus and has become more or less a secular holiday. I celebrate Christmas. Not because I’m Christian. But because it’s fun and it’s what I grew up with. I know all the songs and already have all the decorations. If you celebrate something else okay. Merry Christmas, happy hannuka, happy kwanza, happy festivities, happy candlelight, have a jolly Yule and whatever else you want
Shadowdroid776 I keep getting the commercials too and one part of me is like skip! You’ll just get angry! And the other part of me is like- keep watching! You’ll get angry and go comment and then spend three hours replying to other comments! It’s truly an endless cycle...
bruh we literally just want every one to have a good time celebrating THEIR holiday,,,, it’s not that deep
fucian j oh well yeah, I didn’t mean it to seem like I don’t want anyone using their holidays greeting. My only problem is people who get annoyed when OTHERS say happy holidays. :)
@fucian j Nobody is doing this. This is a whole entire fake issue. The *only* person I have ever heard complain about other people's holiday greetings is the man in this video.
@fucian j Where are your sources for any of these claims?
Regardless, I was saying that the *majority of people* don't care if you say "merry Christmas." The government is not the majority of people.
The man's claim wasn't that the government is waging a War on Christmas. His claim is that *people* were waging a War on Christmas. He was very clearly framing it as a matter of social attitude, which is why I addressed the topic from the perspective of it being a social attitude problem.
Besides, Christmas is a deeply ingrained part of our country's culture. It hasn't gone anywhere and it isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Take a walk down the neighborhood, and you're going to see Christmas lights, candy-canes, and all sorts of Christmas decorations. Go to the store, and they're already going to be selling Christmas items before Halloween has even come around. Turn on the televsion, and a whole bunch of Christmas shows, movies, and commercials are going to be playing. I, myself, attend a public school with a large number of students from other countries, and I had three of my teachers screen Christmas movies for our last day before the break. For my English class, I had to analyze "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. A large number of the staff were wearing ugly Christmas sweaters and Christmas inspired costumes. *Everybody* was talking about Christmas. I sat next to a muslim classmate of mine as the entire class watched "It's a Wonderful Time."
Where are the consequences for my school? Are the staff not government employees?
Even if you take away the words (which isn't something that's happening), you can't take away the holiday spirit itself. I mean, hell, even atheists celebrate Christmas.
Again, say what you want. nobody cares. The "War on Christmas" is nothing but a warped sensationalism.
@fucian j "American society" is not a proper source. You can't just make those kind of assertions without backing it up with proper evidence.
As for The Christian Post link, that's 1 article with a very evident bias from 1 publication with a potential bias because of it's religious affiliation. Not very credible.
Even so, as much as I find it stupid, a corporation has every right to prohibit you from saying "merry Christmas." They're a private entity. I'll start getting concerned when the government tries to prohibit you from saying it -- and you have not provided proper evidence proving that they are.
Moving on from that, the people who run our government are a very small group of people who often have their own agendas. They are not an accurate representation of the population as a whole; particularly not with this issue. Again, the argument in the video presented the issue as a social attitude problem, not a legal problem -- that's the angle i'm coming at this issue from.
So, if you have any credible sources on your claims about the government, I would love to see them, because what you described is unconstitutional and in violation of our first amendment rights to freedom of speech and religion. Personally, I find it very strange that this would be occurring considering that Christmas is considered a national holiday, but I digress.
And again, *say what you want, because absolutely nobody cares.* There is no double standard. There is no "War on Christmas." *It's not real. It's nothing more than politically-charged sensationalism.*
As an American citizen who's lived in American society for his entire life, I've never noticed a War on Christmas. We love this holiday. Go wish your friends a Merry Christmas.
@fucian j Everything you're saying is false. At the very most, a couple Starbucks and other places asked employees to say "Happy Holidays". Your persecution complex is stunning.
"Many people are forgetting the core principle of socialism, the war on Christmas and the attack on judeo christian values"
- Barak Obama, founder of socialism
What?
@@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts you heard the man.
Barack Obama, founder of Shakira law
Communism is when black women are in videogames - Carl Marks
Socialism is when no Christmas.
Who cares either way? I personally say Merry Christmas but i'm not going to kill myself if someone says "happy holidays" to me.
John Bixby Bixbyking500 Thank you!! I don't see the big deal, either.
John Bixby Bixbyking500 No one is going to kill themselves, but the fact that saying "Merry Christmas" is even remotely controversial just shows how downhill Western culture has gone.
Bah humbug!
John Bixby Bixbyking500 it shouldn’t be a problem, when I say merry Christmas, people get TRIGGERED
HikariJake the fact that not saying Merry Christmas is so controversial is even worse if you ask me.
And you conservatives actually have the gall to call liberals thin-skinned? You guys are the biggest crybabies ever. That persecution complex of yours is truly something to behold.
Well spoken
When you can lose your job and livelihood for your believes, then u think that Is reason enough to complain
@@joshodell1305 u didn't get my point. The truth is that conservatives are losing their livelihood because of their view on social issues. Ask Christain bakers and Christain teachers "stupid" enough to stand for their views
@@Chuby_ubesie if youre a public school teacher, or any other state fundes worker, you shouldnt be allowed to preach your religion at all. Period. We have church/state seperation for good reason. MY tax dollars shouldnt be funding YOUR superstition.
Lmao you think all christian bakers are losing their livelihood? Aw youre not allowed to discriminate? Poor you. Your victim complex goes pretty deep, huh?
@@Chuby_ubesie "We christains are such victims!" Ha dont make me laugh.
Prager: I'm a Jew and Happy Holidays offends me.
whatever
You're so full of shit lol
Swagsuke Uchiha MERRY CHRISTMAS
He’s not making this comment himself, he’s pointing out how ridiculous it sounds to be Jewish and be offended by a term that was popularized out of consideration for Jews like him, as well as all other non Christians.
He demands people say Merry Christmas to him so he can yell at them for not saying "Happy Hanukkah".
Lenninator9001 in all honesty most Jews won’t care if you tell them merry Christmas or happy holidays. IT DOESNT M A T T E R. I’m Jewish and I used to live in a really diverse place. Nobody cares what you say XD this guy is just a b00mer tbh
Imagine being so privileged that the worst thing that can happen to you is a stranger saying "Happy Holidays"
Imagine being so privileged that he words Merry Christmas trigger offence in you.
Grow up
@@GwladYrHaf Right on!👍👍These”world changers” suck..
@@GwladYrHaf but they DON’T offend me
@@AntiHeroLBC have a very Merry Christmas then, God bless you.
@@GwladYrHaf why thank you. That’s very generous of you. I will, in fact, have a wonderful Christmas with my family as well as a wonderful holiday season with all my friends
Why people say "Happy Holidays":
It includes:
Christmas
Hanukkah
New Years
Kwanzaa
New Years Eve
And sometimes Thanksgiving
But we're not celebrating all those holidays, we're celebrating one: CHRISTMAS!
@@MrRAGE-md5rj You don't celebrate New Years? Then I guess you can't change your calendar to 2019.
@@maximumoccupancy New year's comes only after Christmas. You can't just celebrate every past and future holiday in one day. Otherwise, we should have turkeys, Halloween costumes, Easter egg hunts, 4th of July fireworks, and everything else. The problem is that it would be ridiculous, which is exactly why this entire idea of "happy holidays" is ridiculous.
If you don't want to say "Merry Christmas", that's fine, but at least know what we're actually celebrating.
Mr J Who are we? I think it is fine to say “Merry Christmas” if you are fairly sure the person celebrates Christmas, but a lot of people don’t. Having Christmas parties and greetings limitles the festive to only people who celebrate Christmas. The quick change could help us share happiness from wherever or whatever holiday it comes from.
"It borders on the misanthropic, not to mention mean-spirited, to want to deny nearly all of your fellow citizens the joy of having Christmas parties or being wished a 'Merry Christmas'"
Okay, you can't have your Christmas party unless complete strangers wish you Merry Christmas?
Why do you care? Anyone who actually knows you and your religion will wish you a happy whatever-you-celebrate but guess what? Christmas is a holiday!
This is video is totally pointless.
Sorry but you don't get the video. Nobody cares whether a random bunch of strangers is saying (or not saying) 'Merry Christmas'. It is about the seemingly concerted change of public language and norms, which aims at slowly removing Christmas and related symbols from the public sphere.
@@appletree6741 Wasn't christ mass illegal in america a few hundred years ago? So how is this any different from then? Things we call traditions are fairly young in their current state an are changing all the time but people cling to them like spoiled children. An It's rather odd when you look at the roots of these practices how they are ancient & have a lot more meaning to them then most people will admit to today.
@@leffafairy1261 When was Christmas illegal?
@@leffafairy1261 wdym a few hundred years ago? the US is only a few hundred years old and there would've been no reason to outlaw christmas back then. Since it is in a prominently christian country christmas became christian. Before that it was just a day to celebrate (for reasons I don't know) by gathering together and having a party. There would've been no reason to make christmas illegal.
@LeffaFairy I agree that traditions change, but more than 300 ys is a long time, and Europeans celebrated it for much longer. You seem to regard traditions as something arbitrary that comes and goes. Some traditions require updates (eg to assure equality between men and women) but some traditions, like Christmas, are wonderful formative events for our children that connect us with fellow citizens (Christians and non) and with our ancestors. I am not a believer, but I do not believe we need to somehow erase our Christian heritage to be a better society. We differ on this, and that's ok...
Around 2:00, please don't include Turkey in Europe...
Βουλγαροκτόνος1014 turkey is part of europe bruh
Triggered?
Turkey was originally a Christian nation invaded by muslims.
You know geographically, part of Turkey is in Europe, right?
vita buds Look at my name, I know that very well...
irving berlin also wrote the song called "happy holidays." strange how you didn't mention that.
Because in the movie "Holiday Inn", the song Happy Holidays was performed on New Year's Eve. Irving Berlin clearly wrote about the joy of the Holiday Season: Christmas, New Year' Eve, and New Year Day.
@@gigicat7043 Thanks for proving our point.
@@gigicat7043 he did mention that
Lol the lyrics of Happy Holidays has Christmas in it like 4xs. The entire song is about Christmas and the Christmas season, Santa Claus coming down the chimney.
@@godssara6758 yep, it wouldn't matter that the title of Irving's song 'happy holidays' if the lyrics of it points to Christmas.
Funny how the same people who called everyone "snowflakes" for 11 months get triggered when you say "Happy Holidays." 🤔🤔
He is just inviting to say merry christmas to people. You are getting offended because he made this video
Félix Martínez Nelis yeah exactly. He’s just inviting people to say merry christmas and for people to not act like they’re murdering someone by not saying happy holidays
skaodjapx 583921 maybe he’s not offended maybe he’s just tired of people telling people what to say instead of another thing.
Juan Chavez no one is telling him to say happy holidays.
I always thought that "Happy Holidays" was about Christmas and New Year's Eve. I had no idea there was this feud between Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
What they want is to forget Jesus Christ, that's why they want to abolish the Word Christ. Even this guy does not mention him. It not surprises me.
@@juanchicruz6551
1). It isn't a big deal, and has been used many times since the 1860s
2). No one has stopped saying Christmas. Merry Christmas is said pretty much all the time, same as Happy Holidays
@@quronmccovery881 No one? Leftists are doing it and trying to push their agenda
it gives conservative media personalities something to get mad at
Bounced on my boy's merry christmas to this all night.
i see you
"This course was made possible by..."
I'm sorry, "course?" This is just Denny going on a rant because a waitress at Olive Garden said "happy holidays" to him.
Merry Christmas!!!
Merry Christmas, and God bless you!
@@VC1ty17 thank you! Happy hannukah to you :)
@@anwynolds3661 See I'm totally cool with that. I love a Happy Hannukah. Happy Holidays is just so bland. People should just be proud of whatever holiday they celebrate, not try to protect the ears of annoying people
@@VC1ty17 _has a heart attack and dies_
This ad huuurts. I feel like it must be a joke.
"Is Merry Christmas now mostly being Happy Holidays a big deal?"
...no not at all.
"YES it is a huge deal."
........wait what?
"It's a war on religion."
I wish, but it might be too late. Before, it could of lead to world peace.
"By not saying Merry Christmas you're excluding me."
But- no- what-?
Holiday includes, everything, and can be said for many things. If we started with happy holidays would you care? It doesn't exclude you or exclude anything, it doesn't eveb change anything but the wording! And no one cares if you use your preference or not. It can just be convenient to default any holiday to, what it is, a holiday.
Also, what is this talk about "the left"? Where is the left? Dare I say, which left? But seriously, I don't know what you meant when you kept saying left.
When they say "The Left" they mean people on the left wing of the political spectrum. It's basically a blanket term used to describe all forms of Democrats.
@@Gabriel-oq8gs Oh something political, sorry I'm apolitical, didn't get it when I heard it.
THE DEPTH OF YOUR IGNORANCE - 1/ OPPOSING CHRISTIANITY WIL NOT LEAD TO WORLD PEACE AS IT IS THE REAL RELIGION OF PEACE (AND THE BIBLE IS PROVED) - OPPOSING ISLAM WILL AS IT SUPPORTS RAPE, CHILD MOLESTATION, SLAVERY, DISFIGURMENT AND MURDER WWW.CHICK.COM , WWW.JOSH.ORG AND WWW.RELIGIONOFPEACE.COM 2/ THE BIGGEST TROUBLE MAKERS ARE THE LIBERAL LEFT/CULTURAL MARXISTS WHO HAVE DONE EVERYTHING TO KEEP THE BORDERS OPEN TO INVASION, HATE ON WHITES AND MEN, PUSH PERVERSIONS AND HAVE EVERYONE FIRED, FINED OR JAILED FOR DISAGREEMENT WITH THEM. 3/ THE RELENTLESS ATTEMPTS TO GET RID OF CHRISTMAS (AND THE PHRAZING IS PART OF A MUCH BIGGER PICTURE - SEE PAUL JOSEPH WATSON AND MARK DICE ON THE SUBJECT) IS MEARLY A SIMPTOM OF THESE PEOPLES WAR ON REALITY AND THEIR FEELINGS OF ENTITLEMENTS.. ITS FUNNY HOW YOU ACCUSE US OF 'HURT FEELINGS' WHEN UNDER ATTACKED WHEN YOU SNOWFLAKES HAVE TO GO TO YORU SAFESPACES JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE DISAGREES WITH YOU... TALK ABOUT GETTING THINGS BACK TO FRONT. 4/ IF NO ONE CARES ABOUT THE WORDING - WHY IS THE LIBERAL LEFT TRYING TO FORCE THEIR OPPINION ON EVERYONE ELSE ?... TYPICAL OF YOU PEOPLE - YOU START TROUBLE THEN TRY AND MAKE OUT YOUR BEING BULLIED. 5/ AND AS FOR WHAT LEFT?? ARE YOU THAT STUPID YOU THINK THAT YOU WILL MAKE PEOPLE THINK THE LEFT DOESNT EXIST BY IMPLYING IT DOESNT? OR ARE YOU THAT IGNORNT YOU HAVE NO CLUE AS TO WHAT IS GOING ON?? SERIOUSLY - TO ASK SUCH A STUPID QUESTION MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT...AND IF YOU ARE THAT CLUELESS I SUGGEST YOU LOOK UP MARK DICE, PAUL JOSEPH WATSON, LAUREN SOUTHERN, MILO AND UNDOOMED FOR A SMALL TAIST OF THE INSANITY OF THE LIBERAL LEFT...
HA HA HA .. YOU LIBERALS NOW PRETENDING YOUR APOLITICAL .. STOP LYING LEAFFEN YOUR NOT CONNING ANYONE.. NICE TRY THOUGH..
@@shaunclark425 YOU SEE THAT THING ON YOUR KEYBOARD THAT SAYS 'CAPS'? PRESS IT, YOU'LL THANK ME LATER.
"When I respond, "Thank you. Merry Christmas!" I often sense that I have actually created some tension. Many of those I wish "Merry Christmas" are probably relieved to hear someone who feels free to utter the “C” word, but all the sensitivity training they've had to undergo creates cognitive dissonance."
Please don't believe this. The truth is most of us are laughing at you because when you say this, we know you're probably the type of person who believes the drivel in the next few paragraphs
What about Feliz navidad.
It's like when somebody brings up 13/50, only on a much smaller scale. You've not *done* anything offensive, you've just said a fact (I don't actually know if it's true). But by saying it, people assume that you hold other beliefs.
WHERE IS ERIK???????????
I CANT FIND IT
I’m looking for it rn
I think these dipshits removed his comment
@@theyruinedyoutubeagain PragerU are anti-free speech
Who's that?
This video is like an essay some suburban white high schooler had to write about a time they felt oppressed
This is spot on😭😭
Merry Christmas
@@VC1ty17 I’ve seen that you’ve commented on this video a lot recently. Are you ok? Does it hurt you to hear people say happy holidays instead of merry Christmas? If so I encourage you to seek help.
@@angelah6072You copy pasting this is just as annoying as the other person copy pasting tbh. I agree with you but I'm tired of seeing this exact couple of comments in every reply section
Two things:
-I want to take a moment to appreciate the irony in seeing a Bernie Sanders campaign ad put on this video
-Where the hell is Erik's comment???????????????????
i can't find it :-(
@@thatsclassicher1149 Same here; I've wasted engagement on this hot garbage only to not finding Erik's comment.
“F*ck the Christmas decorations” Melania Trump
@@HotBlasterBot who is erik
@@Yash-lx5xr Erik from Internet Comment Etiquette
"Merry Christmas!" - Normal People. "Bah! Humbug!" - Leftists.
Shankar Sivarajan lol and they say Scrooge was a capitalist who turned socialist
Charity is not socialism. Good grief.
True, but forcing the "charity" of others is. The _ghosts of Christmas_ are, in that sense, socialists, especially the Grim Reaper (aka the Ghost of Christmas Yet-to-Come).
no, it is not but seems to be taken over by the government and turned into something socialist
Shankar Sivarajan
No, because Ebenezer could have rejected it all and still gone to the grave rich in money but poor in spirit. He realized the error of his ways and chose to give out of the willingness of his own heart, not because guards showed up to his house and demanded him to give his money to the poor or else.
He chose to turn his life around and give back because he WANTED to knowing it would both make him a happier person by making others happy and establish him a legacy that others would want to remember him for, rather than spit on his grave.
This guy thinks he’s such a rebel for saying Christmas
The C-Word*
@Apollo Foxmask boy stfu. Get off yt. Nobody thinks like that. 😂
I mean...people were really antsy about it last year for some reason lmao
@@FinjaColada yeaah, dont hurt their feelings maan, cmon.
*sarcasm*
HardikG121 a waitress screamed at me for wishing her merry Christmas, i was not being nice to the non-christian customers. I am an atheist
Conservatives: Kids these days get offended by the smallest of things
Also conservatives: How dare they not say Merry Christmas!!
The real snowflakes are just projecting lol
And yet you are offended by the phrase "Merry Christmas".
@@MisterE80 who's offended again? cuz it looks like PragerU is
@@blakespinelli6969 I'm not saying they aren't offended, but your side is offended as well. At least the right is not punishing others for saying "happy holidays" like how the left is punishing others for saying "merry Christmas". So please stop being a hypocrite.
@@MisterE80 nah, i don't think we are offended. try again
There's a lot of issues with the arguments presented. First off, replacing terms like "Christmas Vacation" with "Winter Vacation" doesn't really require a lot of effort, like the video implies. It's the winter time, and multiple significant holidays take place during this time of year. It's just a pragmatic way of addressing those holidays.
As far as advocating for a secular society, you never explain why that's necessarily a bad thing. More secular countries tend to have fewer teen pregnancy, lower crime and their citizens generally report being happier.
Ironically, the bastardized version of Christmas portrayed in this video is more reminiscent to that of Yule; which is a Paegen holiday. Clearly, those who make the argument that a more secular tradition is a detriment aren't very consistent.
Also, you're really one to talk when it comes to cognitive dissonance. You mention that if you wish someone a Merry Christmas, it would cause some kind of unrest to those around. Not long after this, you point out that you enjoy the Christmas tradition yourself and are deeply offended when someone doesn't wish you a Merry Christmas, as if this isn't blatent hypocrisy. Sorry, but you can't have it both ways unless there's a more valid reason behind your point.
It doesn't matter if someone wishes you a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays or even Happy Ramadan. A more practical attitude is to say, "thanks, you too." Then, you can just go about your day.
This is just fallacious propaganda.
Oh my god thank you so much. I honestly can't believe people would get offended over something like this. At least someone out here is speaking sense
This also goes the other way around. It doesn't take a lot of effort to understand Christmas is some holiday going on in America. You may not care much about this, but other people have more integrity and refuse to bend the knee to people whining about the slightest of details, like here where people seem to be oh so offended about Christmas having some religious roots. I don't believe in a god myself and I do not freaking care, but you're not going to force me about a holiday name that has been in use forever. It always has been called Christmas (Well, Noel here to be exact) and if you are offended by the holiday having some religious origin then you should look at yourself first before claiming we are the ones being offended. Can't wait for the current calendar/year system to be called out next, banned and secularized too because it is based on Jesus Christ's birth, imaging how offensive this is for the few
Or just ask each individual person what their holiday is like a normal person...
@Dumbo Octopus thanks, you too
Most people use Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays interchangeably, I personally only say Merry Christmas for whatever reason but it doesn’t really matter
WHERE IS ERIKS COMMENT
What did it say?
Who tf is erik
Who is Erik?
@@celieboo Erik is a man who will make it clear that he hates something. Doesn't matter if its Christmas, russia or basketball he will go around in the comments and anounce very clearly as many times as he needs for you to understand
"I hate _________"
Thats Erik
I have never known a person who says "Happy Holidays" who would get uneased, as you put it in your video, by someone saying "Merry Christmas." I also have known a lot of people, from the left and right political spectrum, who say "Happy Holidays" without wanting to end Christmas as a holiday altogether. Where are these people who you claim exist?
They don't exist outside of his straw-men augments.
It's the gotdamn librals tryna take the "Jesus" out of "Jesusmas"
They live in the center of the Earth
It is kinda awkward to reply Merry Christmas back to happy holidays. But if somone opens with merry christmas I've never seen somone care
@@nonyabidness8676 really were do you live cause i've went though christmas in both georgia and NY in the past few year and in both states people said both happy holidays and merry christmas and no one cared either way....so I find it hard to believe that either phrase will start a long rant.
Geez, someone give the man a safe space. People are so rude not giving a trigger warning when they say happy holidays.
Merry Christmas
@@VC1ty17 I’ve seen that you’ve commented on this video a lot recently. Are you ok? Does it hurt you to hear people say happy holidays instead of merry Christmas? If so I encourage you to seek help.
@@VC1ty17happy winter solstice
It's called Frosty the Snowman, not Frosty the Strawman.
Ahh this is as good a time as any to say "ok boomer"
He even said : "in my childhood"
How about when someone says merry christmas, we don't bitch, and we take it as friendly gesture. Happy holidays works just as well. Crisis averted👍
@@stagger9660 whatever...I don't care either way...I'm just hear to read the hate speech.
@@brainwashedbyevidence948 it all sucks. This type of hate cultures drains my soul. Existence becomes pain.
@@stagger9660 nah...all you need is some popcorn and it becomes entertainment.
“they relentlessly push to force their opinions on us :(“
*buys ads on unrelated videos to force their opinions on everyone else*
owo whats this ever heard of advertising? By using TH-cam you are consenting to the fact that you will see various different advertisements.
Steven Gabballa yes I’m completely aware! just find it ironic. the whole point of the video is to complain about the enforcement of ideals, but they’re literally forcing their opinions on everyone else by paying for ads on unrelated videos. i wouldn’t care if it was just him stating his own opinion, but it’s a bit hypocritical, you know?
True I saw my little brother watching something unrelated to politics and he got a PragerU ad.
@@frances8971 it has nothing to do with forcing unrelated videos on everyone else. it has simply something to do with advertising. do you want them to advertise to just to their subscribers?
Jayson If people started getting leftist ads, people would freak out. Plus, when I’m watching music videos, I don’t want to get politics ads (even though I do), because I use music to escape the world, not be constantly reminded of it. I’d be totally fine if I was watching something related to politics, though literally everywhere else?
Happy Holidays, Dennis!
Merry Christmas
@@BluelySPDR wow, "merry Christmas" (and a happy new year holidays) to you too!
we're aware that you guys were triggered abt being wished 'happy holidays', and your comment made it very clear that you thought i would feel the same way abt YOUR inane comment (the way you clearly thought everyone would feel the way we all did with yours). "HAPPY HOLIDAYS" back lol!!
I'm just a little snowflake and I cannot handle inclusive well-wishes. yes **I'm** the embarrassing one, NOT you. "merry Christmas" [now that it's 'legal'] lmao
Merry Christmas ⛄
Bouncing on my boys Christmas tree to this.
bouncing on my boys holiday tree to this
C is for cloud people
Same
Me too thanks
That's gotta hurt
Who else tryna find Erik’s comment in this shit storm?
Depeche R6S lmao yes
This.
me too
ok boomer
Yep
I'm an atheist and I often say "Merry Christmas" "God dammit" "Hell" "Devil". I also take Holidays (or should I say HOLYdays). Why it bothers so much you?!? I really do not understand
Let them be bothered! I and many others are bothered by those who want us to change just because they do, which includes all of politically correctness. I will never say "HAPPY HOLIDAYS".
Scott FoxL I know right? Dammit... Are not things more important to be discuss?
same here
These crybabies don't have other important things to do than searching for racismsexismislamotransphobia everywhere? I'm just so tired of this. BTW I'm an atheist too and i just say merry christmas I don't care.
Same here and I'm tired of atheist wasting their energy on pointless battles like this, when there are better issues to tackle, like the anti-vaccers who cause random outbreaks of Measles.
Christmas is about complaining about people not celebrating a religion. It really brings people together in a special way.
Ikr!
Merry Christmas!
Yannis Horna Happy Christmas
Ternox Merry Christmas
happy hanukkah
from and atheist, i wish you a merry christmas aswell!
Happy Saturnalia.
Nobody is saying that you can't say Merry Christmas. It's America do whatever you want just don't make other people say it. It's funny how the hardcore Christians are the ones enforcing "Merry Christmas" on everybody. People simply recommend that you use Happy Holidays to respect the possibility of other religions. Your business can't be shut down because you say "Merry Christmas" because that would violate freedom of speech.
If somebody gets offended because you told them "Merry Christmas" it's not infringing your freedom of speech, they are simply exercising theirs.
When I say Merry Christmas I don't make the one that I say it to say it. They usually say "Merry Christmas", Same to you" or nothing at all and I'm fine with that. However, some people are told to say. "Happy Holidays" or face reprisal. In my workplace a global email was sent telling people not to "offend" someone by saying Merry Christmas and not to put objects that say Merry Christmas around when your decorating your space. Really! That's what I find that offensive. They can put LGBT signs all over the office with rainbows everywhere and even have events celebrating the LGBT community but I can''t hang a Merry Christmas poster in the department. We have several holidays in the year. No one is telling us not to say have a happy Thanksgiving, a happy 4th, happy Saint Valentines, happy St. Patrick's Day and even wish people a Happy Hanukkah but we can't say Merry Christmas. You say Christians are the one enforcing Merry Christmas but what about Christians being forced upon just because they have a belief. Everything is not black and white whoever your are. There are grays, blues, reds, greens and all sorts of colors that make up a world....except maybe in your eyes!
@@shanenoel1270 Well then your job sucks cause even when I lived in NY (one of the most liberal states)at my office people said both merry Christmas and happy holidays and no one cared what was said. Some people hung up crosses and bible quotes in there office and some people hung up super hero posters. Also at the christmas parties I went to in NY that I know almost everyone was liberal people still said merry christmas maybe your work sucked but thats not the norm.
Alex Sander
Fr.
@Shane Noel if your job does that I recommend you post it in your space anyway and see what happens. If you are lucky they will give you enough room to bring them a lawsuit for violating your constitutional rights and the allowance of a double standard. Or you can quit and work for someone you agree with
As a CHRIST-ian(Believer) living in India which is a Hindu majority, we wish Hindus "MERRY CHRIST-mas" on CHRIST-mas and we do the same on their festival. No one gets offended & no one really cares about being politically correct.
FreemanVids ohohohohohoho kaiso ho jee
That’s because they’re Hindus. They’re wonderful people that respects and welcomes different religions unlike muslim that wants to be respected/accepted but can’t seem to do the same.
FreemanVids Hindus sound better than some religions to be honest.
Aliyah King as a hindu im fine with your belief you can believe what u want
FreemanVids Christmas is around the corner, Merry Christmas!!🌲🎄🎅
R u sure this isn’t on “the onion”
Yes, the world ended on 2012 as the Mayans predicted.
What we live now is an Alternate Reality where every Onion news is reality.
As a Christian I've seen more Christians get offended by Happy Holidays than nonbelievers getting offended by Merry Christmas. I've actually heard Merry Christmas more these few years.
I've seen many Christians get offended by Xmas thinking it's a new thing without realizing it's hundreds of years old and derives from Greek language.
Lmao imagine if Atheists were that aggressive.
"Don't say Merry Christmas! It's Happy there's no God Day!!!" lmao
Rez I spell Xmas because I’m not sure how to spell Christmas-
@@NA-vz9ko You probably get upset when someone depicts Santa as black.
PrgerU and conservatives : Don't bring muslims in they're not secular enough.
Also PragerU and conservatives : You should fear a secular society (actual PragerU quote).
Joseph Ancion , which video
Which video?
Not “PragerU and conservatives” just PragerU
That would be like if I said Buzzfeed and liberals
Too much and too less secularism is bad.
@Penguinsger
I don't know what he's trying to say. I think he's trying the "Antifa are the REAL fascists" argument but he is somehow failing to convey that.
But like can I say "happy Chanukah" or is that completely out of the question?
Nope, THERE IS ONLY CHRISTMAS! News years doesn't exist, Chanukah doesn't exist, winter solstice doesn't exist, Yule doesn't exist, etc.
Of course not! How would that benefit white nationalism...I mean conservatism?
@I'm actually a phospholipid bilayer These Prager videos pander strictly to fascist minded white nationalist, of course they wouldn't recognize any Jewish holiday. Because American fascist are also anti semitic.
@I'm actually a phospholipid bilayer Merely pointing out how similar the Nazi party and Republican parties are. Conservative parties across the Western world in general.
He's not saying "Don't say Happy Chanukah". Just like there's no reason for other people not to say Merry Christmas, except the social stigma developing around doing so, which is what the video was talking about.
Being mad about "happy holidays" because you feel like the season of Christmas belongs to you is easily one of the most unchristian things imaginable. The whole lesson from the story of the birth of Jesus is to be welcoming. Mary and Joseph were refused from any decent place to give birth, so she had to do it in a barn. To be so exclusive as to rule out any other religion that practices in this season is to go against the essence of the very lesson you were supposed to learn in the first place, and a decent Christian would be ashamed to do such a thing.
I mean he's Jewish but that doesn't mean he's any less full of shite.
BUILD THE WALL MAGA 2020 KEEP HAPPY HOLIDAY PEOPLE IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY
@@DanL21 I am in my own country. But being unwelcoming is unamerican. Leave.
So try saying happy holidays to a Muslim or a Jew and see the reaction
@@resireg they'll most likely be happy for being included??? are you okay, man?
Say "Merry Christmas" if you want to. Say "Happy Holidays" if you want to. I think the whole thing is totally blown out of proportion.
Its just FUX news spreading their propaganda.
Only people who pay way more attention to politics on either left or right-wing agendas think they have to get this worked up about it.
I'm too laidback for this and a moderate so these immature people being all unprofessional and antagonizing one another sounds stupid because we're all individuals who can all reason differently. I don't usually skip Prager U adds because I like to see where they're coming from though. Sometimes they have good points not always though, but that's everyone.
Dennis, not a single person recoiled in horror at you wishing them a 'merry chistmas.' We all know you're lying.
Seems uh... Off... Offen..... He's uh........ Mmmmmm
Trust me, I have actually encountered people who got offended when I said " Merry Christmas". I mean, I'm ok with people saying "happy holidays" and "merry christmas" cuz of freedom of speech. But it's just a little weird how I've been told to not say christmas. If you've never encountered people who get recoiled by "christmas", then consider yourself lucky!
@@Belle-is9hu Honestly, I feel like it's a rare occurrence. I understand it does happen, but it feels like its under 25%. Overall, no one cares.
@@isamoofan2541 eh true it is a rare occurence, but I have encountered it. Just because it's rare, doesn't mean there aren't people who don't care because I can tell from experience that isn't the case. It's rare but it still happens. But I agree with you. I wish no one cared so much about these greetings 🤣😭.
@@isamoofan2541 Although normal people don't care, it does seem that people in charge do care. For some reason, when I go to the Google homepage, they are more often commemorating a minority or a foreign person than a white male American (which most of our historical great figures were). And the corporate emails I get at work are all about foreign holidays, minority female CEOs, etc. It's an overall message that our American culture is bad and needs to be squashed and undone. And yes, that bothers me.
i use merry Christmas and i literally could not care less what other people use
Exactly lol. I use happy holidays because I celebrate both Thanksgiving AND christmas, so it covers both, as well as being nice to people of other religions
Just swung by to wish prager u a happy holidays :)
Bouncing on my boy's Holiday Tree to this comment
Merry Christmas
Happy Holidays to you all!
merry christmas
@@aldenburke9799 thanks you too