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Now granted that his guy is the CEO and it’s very possible that he made this decision uninalaterally but the idea that nobody near him thought it was worth saying: “Maybe this isn’t a good idea” speaks volunes:
And this is the company famous for their “Mayhem” ads. I suspect they’ll be able to do such an ad about their next board meeting.
For the past four decades the political left here in the United States has waged an all out war on Christmas. About half the population has demanded that Merry Christmas be replaced with Happy Holidays; a sizable percentage of the remaining population complies out of fear. Most towns no longer have Christmas Tree lightings, they have winter tree lightings. Schools ban candy canes and Christmas colored wrapping paper. The examples of the lefts war on Christmas in this country are too numerous to chronicle in any single article.
Leftists here in the United States are in rather notorious and infamous company when it comes to waging war on Christmas: How the Soviets Replaced Christmas with a Socialist Winter Holiday | Mises Institute
Initially, the Soviets tried to replace Christmas with a more appropriate komsomol (youth communist league) related holiday, but, shockingly, this did not take. And by 1928 they had banned Christmas entirely, and Dec. 25 was a normal working day.
Then, in 1935, Josef Stalin decided, between the great famine and the Great Terror, to return a celebratory tree to Soviet children. But Soviet leaders linked the tree not to religious Christmas celebrations, but to a secular new year, which, future-oriented as it was, matched up nicely with Soviet ideology.
Ded Moroz [a Santa Claus-like figure] was brought back. He found a snow maid from folktales to provide his lovely assistant, Snegurochka. The blue, seven-pointed star that sat atop the imperial trees was replaced with a red, five-pointed star, like the one on Soviet insignia. It became a civic, celebratory holiday, one that was ritually emphasized by the ticking of the clock, champagne, the hymn of the Soviet Union, the exchange of gifts, and big parties.
American leftists who have been waging war on Christmas are in even worse company: How the Third Reich Remade German Christmas in the Nazi Image | Mises Institute
German National Socialists—also known as the “Nazis”—tried a different tactic. Rather than abolish the observance of Christmas altogether, they attempted to redefine Christmas by making it into a day celebrating the German nation and National Socialist values. This was done by a variety of propaganda efforts designed to blur the line between Christianity and German nationalism while superimposing Nazi iconography on traditional Christmas symbols and images.
While it might appear that National Socialists were more tolerant of the Christian holiday than the French revolutionaries or the Soviets, all three regimes shared the same goal. All three sought to rein in or destroy Christmas because it endured as a reminder of a world view and a historical narrative that was in conflict with the regime’s preferred ideology and version of history. In other words, Christmas—and the international Christian religion it helped perpetuate—presented a competing world view that was outside the direct control of the state. This made Christianity a rival that no totalitarian was inclined to tolerate.
The Fear of the Deep State of Dealing with Reality can be illustrated in two tweets. This one from England where a parody song that has hit #1 is being censored because it hits the PM.
The Text of the tweet:
BBC refuses to play anti-Starmer Christmas song as it hits No 1 in downloads chart Freezing This Christmas, by Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers, lampoons cutting of winter fuel payments for pensioners An anti-Sir Keir Starmer song has reached No 1 in the official singles downloads chart – but the BBC has so far refused to play it. Freezing This Christmas – which uses the melody of Mud’s 1974 hit Lonely This Christmas – lampoons the Government’s cutting of winter fuel payments for pensioners. Despite its surge to the top of the downloads chart, it has not had airtime on BBC radio stations. It was written by Chris Middleton, a freelance marketer and writer, under the mock band name Sir Starmer and the Granny Harmers, and all proceeds from sales will go toward charities supporting the elderly. The amateur songwriter said: “I would like them to play it – it’s in the downloads chart, so people obviously want to hear it.” Dean Ager, the singer on the track, has claimed the BBC’s refusal to play the song is “giving them bad publicity for being so biased”, urging the corporation to give it “proper airplay and stop denying the chance to raise money for charity and raise awareness”. https://telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/12/19/bbc-refuses-to-play-anti-starmer-christmas-song/
It had been pulled from a Youtube site as well.
It speaks volumes that the BBC is afraid to allow an unpopular PM to be the subject of critique.
As for the US. As you’ve heard the 2nd CR only 115 pages this time vs 1500 was voted down with every single Democrat and thirty something republicans voting against.
The Dems are having a fit and I suspect this is why:
That statement of fact is a cause of real fear for the left. If people figure out that they don’t need the government for every little thing the entire Dem machine implodes.
I’ll give Glenn Reynolds the final word:
I say shut it down. Then on January 21, lay off all the “non-essential” employees because, hey, they’re not essential.
And note by the way, that nobody has asked still-sort-of-President Biden and oh-yeah-she’s-still-the-VP Kamala Harris about this.
#UnexpectedlyTM of course
For the past several decades the political left in the United States has waged an all out war to eliminate all elements of Christianity from public view. The most infamous example of this is the left’s war on Christmas.
Christmas has become the holiday that must not be named. Nativity Scenes have been removed from government buildings. Malls hardly have any decorations. Schools across this country have banned all aspects of Christmas.
In the 1960s the Bible was banned from schools along with religious education. No one is allowed to utter anything religious at commencement ceremonies.
The political left in the United States despises Christianity so fervently because its adherents do not want any competition from other religions. Progressivism is their dominant belief system.
Progressivism is most definitely the official religion of the political left in this nation. I copied three definitions of religion from the Merriam Webster dictionary so you can see for yourself if Progressivism is in fact a religion.
a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
scrupulous conformity
I would define religion as a belief system based on faith rather then science or verifiable facts. If you ever had a conversation with some one who identifies as a liberal or a progressive it would become obvious that Progressivism is a belief system entirely devoid of verifiable facts. They believe what they have been indoctrinated into believing. Debating with leftist using facts and logic is pointless.
Progressivism is a top down, all encompassing political belief system. Because of that it is similar to Islam. All aspects of life come under the control of Progressivism. This includes speech, healthcare, food, cars, the economy, every product you can buy, and what you believe.
Like all political philosophies of the left, progressivism is a collectivist belief system. Individuals are not allowed to think for themselves or decide anything for themselves. Progressivism is entirely groupthink. Individuals do not matter. All that matters is group identity politics.
The political left here has worked hard to establish Progressivism as the official religion of the United States, in direct violation of the Establishment of Religion Clause of the First Amendment. This was never attempted by Christians. All Christians want to do is freely exercise their religious beliefs, which is protected by the Free Exercise of Religion Clause of the First Amendment.
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