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Dude, Where’s My War On Christmas?
So far this year, only one skirmish.
A library in Dedham, Massachusetts, had no Christmas tree. (The reason was vague.) A library employee complained on social media, triggering responses that quickly descended into anger, threats and bullying. Yeah, that’s the spirit.
It didn’t seem to matter to the pearl-clutchers that the building was adorned with everything else Christmas: a wreath at the door, statuettes at the front desk, and a healthy selection of Christmas-themed books and movies on the shelves. Even a gift-wrapping station.
In the end, the library put up a tree. The whole affair lasted just a few days.
Sadly, this wouldn’t even have been an issue 25 years ago. But for the past two decades, a conservative narrative has brainwashed people into believing that evil forces are out to destroy Christmas. (Talk about being “groomed.”)
Yet, one pitiable Fox News host doltishly took credit for the library reversing course, claiming, “We’ve won the first battle in the war on Christmas.”
Right. Pull this leg and it plays “Jingle Bells.”
There are three things you need to know about the supposed war on Christmas:
1) There never was one.
2) Anyone who said there was, either was delusional or a liar.
3) Profiteers used it for financial gain — which is ironic, since the very groups that should have been horrified by the crass commercialization of Christmas instead contributed to it.
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