Abused Children become abusers. It is a syndrome that can only be cured with deprogramming and Love.
The Retail gangstas took a beautiful advent tradition of a wreath with four candles, one for each week and turned it into a farce. The advent window candles were eclipsed by the fake menorahs eveywhere.
The evil cabal has taken each "Christ" celebration tradition and turned them into a twisted soulless version.