And yet another USA poster has said it is true. Why should I believe you over them (and my own experiences of US culture)?.
If they’re not also engaging in actual religious activities, then it does.
And if they only engage in minor religious activities and a lot more secular activities, then the holiday is still secular.
Do you see a moral difference between an oppressor and a resister to oppression, yes or no?
…and their history.
I know that. You can tell because it’s not presented as a quote.
You just believe that if they don’t identify with Europeans, they don’t share the same national identity as Americans who do…
I fail to see the distinction. What is American “national identity”, if not that supposedly singular identity that defines a real American? If two people, one identifying with Europeans and one not, both have national identities, either one (or possibly both) must not have the singular national identity. Or else you’ll have to admit that multiple national identities are in fact the reality.
I’m not right because I’m right. I’m right because that’s what the reality of tree toppers is. No amount of fear of accidentally getting Christian cooties from them is going to change that.
No addressing of your mapping of “worship” onto “oppression”, there, so I’m not exactly concerned about what you’re buying or not.
The issue here is you have outright said B and you don’t share a national identity. B is the one who thinks they belong to the same nation as you.