Christmas is about community, collaboration, celebration. Done right, Christmas can be an antidote to the Me First mentality that has rebranded capitalism as neo-liberalism. The shopping mall isn't our true home, nor is it a public space, though, as libraries, parks, playgrounds, museums and sports facilities disappear, for many the fake friendliness of the mall is the only public space left, apart from the streets
Jeanette Winterson, Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days
capitalism, celebration, collaboration, community, neo-liberalism, public-space