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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The same generations that spanked their kids promoted Santa. They were also extremely racist and homophobic. Santa needs to fall by the wayside as a vestige of a by-gone era.[/quote]
Given the obscene income disparity in this country I agree with you whole heartedly.  Some children who are good all year but poor get nothing over the Christian holiday while some children who are privileged but rotten get their heart’s desire from Santa.  It’s an incredibly damaging myth rooted in the same worldview that fueled MAGA.  Time for it to be retired.[/quote]

Santa is definitely MAGA. [/quote]
The analogy is apt.  He is rooted in Western Christian culture.  He rewards the rich but abandons the poor after giving them hope.  He lives in a fantasy world.  He fuels environmentally damaging consumerism.[/quote]

On the whole, the Grinch is actually a better Christmas icon.

He doesn’t buy gifts, he makes his own suit, he resists the damaging consumerism and materialism Santa and his proponents embrace.

The Grinch teaches people to be happy without gifts.

A simple meal with others is what  Christmas is about to the Grinch, and it’s actually quite responsible and appropriate.

We should reject MAGA Santa and embrace the environmentally friendly, low cost, low waste, inclusive Grinch [/quote]

Is someone stopping you from embracing a Grinchy Christmas? Go for it. It’s a free country.

See how that works? You get the kind of Christmas you want and other people get the kind of Christmas they want. Win-win.

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We don’t need to embrace things that actually harm the environment and our children. We are logical and reasonable and can make better choices, all of us.[/quote]

How big is your house?  What do you do for a living?   How often do you travel?  [/quote]

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