The holidays have always been an emotionally combustible time for families... But in recent years, a new figure has joined the celebration, to complicate the proceedings even further: the green evangelist of the family — the impassioned activist bent on eradicating the wasteful materialism of the holidays.
Otherwise known, at least to skeptical traditionalists, as the new Grinch...
The question that an increasing number of families face is whether the proselytizing green member of the clan adds spice to the proceeding, like, say, a cup of whiskey in a bowl of eggnog, or an explosive element, like that same cup of whiskey tossed into the fire on Christmas morning.
Nice bully tactics from the NYT (albeit the Style Section): don't be an environmentalist, or your family won't love you.
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I've kind of been that green guy at my family's Christmas. Its kind of funny, my partner in arms was my religious sister-in-law, she tried to get ride of Santa all together. bless her heart.
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