Upton Sinclair Quote on Christmas, Commercialization, and Consumption

„Consider Christmas - could Satan in his most malignant mood have devised a worse combination of graft plus bunkum than the system whereby several hundred million people get a billion or so gifts for which they have no use, and some thousands of shop clerks die of exhaustion while selling them, and every other child in the Western world is made ill from overeating - all in the name of the lowly Jesus?“

Upton SinclairUpton Sinclair criticizes commercialization and the negative effects of Christmas in this provocative quote.
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James H. Barry was the editor of the weekly San Francisco Star and a sharp critic of the media monopolies of his time.

Upton Sinclair's critical reflection on commercialization and consumption during Christmas.


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James H. Barry was the editor of the weekly San Francisco Star. He became known for his critical views on media monopolies and their influence on public opinion, as clearly expressed in his quote about the Associated Press.

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