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Are Christmas lights a threat to our national security?

Asked by shilolo (18075points) November 26th, 2008

Every year, millions of people in the US hang Christmas lights to embellish their homes and liven up the holidays. However, nationally, this represents a huge (additional) energy expenditure. That energy has to come from somewhere, and likely is coming from countries that do not support our way of life like Iran, Russia, Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. By turning on all of these lights, aren’t we indirectly funding these countries and exacerbating global warming?

Sorry to be American-centric, but I’m just not sure how prevalent are Christmas lights around the world.

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