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MessiahRp

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5. Possibly but either way Santa isn't generally the catalyst for their gift buying tendencies.

Reply to Nye Bevan (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 13, 2012, 11:17 AM

Dec 2012

As suggested here, Santa is basically nothing more than a corporate stooge who jams wrong headed commercialism down everyone's throats.

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I Stand With Santa [View all] MessiahRp Dec 2012 OP

Right on. K&R. n/t FSogol Dec 2012 #1

You are not alone PADemD Dec 2012 #2

Good post. But quite a few Jewish people actually do Santa. Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #3

Possibly but either way Santa isn't generally the catalyst for their gift buying tendencies. MessiahRp Dec 2012 #5

I don't have kids, don't believe in Santa and I do Christmas BIG DonRedwood Dec 2012 #11

I'm with you. I also do Halloween big. Makes the experience so much more fun. MessiahRp Dec 2012 #12

My younger son was engaged to a Jewish girl riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #16

Thanks for sharing this. badhair77 Dec 2012 #28

I believe. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #4

I agree. There is nothing wrong with Santa as he was originally intended. randome Dec 2012 #6

I suspect the current day cynicism towards the holiday will kill this thread dead. MessiahRp Dec 2012 #7

I think if people really gave it some thought... randome Dec 2012 #9

Good point about SC being untrademarkable. raccoon Dec 2012 #8

It's not about BUYING anything. MessiahRp Dec 2012 #10

Just an FYI on child development nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #29

I agree 100% d_r Dec 2012 #32

I support Santa Claus! johnp3907 Dec 2012 #13

There's an Ice Cream Bunny? randome Dec 2012 #14

He melteth your brain. johnp3907 Dec 2012 #19

Well, there's this. RC Dec 2012 #23

my little boys believed in Santa riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #15

Nicely put. randome Dec 2012 #18

Thanks for sharing this. MessiahRp Dec 2012 #24

Easton's is gone? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #30

yes killed by the american big stores riverbendviewgal Dec 2012 #36

I loved it too when I visited Toronto. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #37

Reccin' for Santa! nolabear Dec 2012 #17

His 35 minute dark star jams couldnt be beat in terms of psychedelic meltyness. Warren DeMontague Dec 2012 #20

But Cons say Dems voted for Santa O Clause. ErikJ Dec 2012 #21

Good post. SheilaT Dec 2012 #22

SEE! Even Fox News recognizes Santa is a liberal! MessiahRp Dec 2012 #25

tldr Capt. Obvious Dec 2012 #26

A war on Santa is a war on socialism. Bucky Dec 2012 #27

me too d_r Dec 2012 #31

the only concept of Santa that really bugged me was the behaving to get presents theme liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #33

I don't necessarily see that as a conservative theme MessiahRp Dec 2012 #34

I don't know I guess when it comes to discipline I'm just more pragmatic liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #35