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Mazel tov! Bar mitzvahs get a glam makeover - washingtonpost.com Highlights - MSNBC.com
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What an amazing example of excess and affulence. Do 13 year olds really need this, or is it more for the parents.

 

We live in a society where "keeping up with the Jones's" has been changed to "outdoing everyone else in America." Sure, a key component of capitlism is competition. But, the goal of capitilism overall is to make more money, not to smite your opponents with gaudy gifts and bragging rights.

 

We see this type of behavior all the time, and it's become so commonplace we often don't notice it anymore. Sometimes, it's just something trivial, like who has the biggest and brightest Christmas decorations. Other times, it can involve sinking yourself into debt just to have the nicest/fastest/biggest car on the block.

 

It is a sad day in America when a Bar Mitzvahs become just another source of bragging rights for the parents, not the special celebration of manhood it should be.

 

Then again, maybe the parents are just getting the children for the real test of manhood in America: the daily struggle to outdo everyone else.