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To: TimF who wrote (90640)	12/14/2004 4:28:16 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793725

The set of people who are not Christians is not equivalent to the set of people who don't celebrate Christmas. Yes, I stated that earlier today. saying "Merry Christmas" would not be asserting dominance, it would just be rude. Could be. But it could be bullying, too, depending on your attitude. Like I said, it's the expression coupled with the attitude. If you say "Merry Christmas" as a show of dominance, then it's bullying. You don't have to chase someone down the street with it for it to be bullying. All you need is a hegemonic or bigoted mindset. A few years ago someone in my office complained about having a Christmas tree. If employees who wanted the tree went out of their way to say "Merry Christmas" whenever they got a chance, they would be bullying him to cow him into giving in and to ostracize him. this isn't All A is B and all B is C Bullying is intimidation to assert dominance. Rudeness and aggression are trips down the garden path.