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Aussie105

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20. The Turkish Santa

Reply to Wounded Bear (Reply #9)

Fri Nov 8, 2019, 03:01 AM

Nov 2019

Was Saint Nicholas of Myra, I believe.

He used to sail into the harbour in Amsterdam, all the way from Spain, according to my childhood memories.

Of course, Santa was white, and his servants black.

How to bastardise history and teach racism in one go!

Pretty much how I remember it.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/the-netherlands-celebrates-christmas-in-blackface

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He's an indecent, insensitive, sinful, all-around terrible person... [View all] kentuck Nov 2019 OP

he has a racist dogwhistle he uses frequently - that's the part they like the best KG Nov 2019 #1

Yeah, I also think that's the common theme of it all. Racism!!! n/t RKP5637 Nov 2019 #2

Racism has been a political tool since Raegan. Lonestarblue Nov 2019 #6

Racism has been a political tool since Solomon... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #7

And what's really amusing is that Jesus would have been brown eyed with olive-brown skin. Lonestarblue Nov 2019 #8

Depending on which myth you believe, Santa was too... Wounded Bear Nov 2019 #9

The Turkish Santa Aussie105 Nov 2019 #20

The "dogwhistles" are in your face. Botany Nov 2019 #11

Your title describes a large portion of his voters Baked Potato Nov 2019 #3

No. It's not money. They prove this every time they cast a vote against Maru Kitteh Nov 2019 #13

Not attending college does not mean Trump voters aren't wealthy Baked Potato Nov 2019 #18

. . . pazzyanne Nov 2019 #4

and for someone so utterly worthless he is getting so much more attention than he deserves NRaleighLiberal Nov 2019 #5

Love the Way You Lie - Eminem ft Rihanna IronLionZion Nov 2019 #10

the deplorables have been sabotaging govt since at least Rotten Ronnie Hermit-The-Prog Nov 2019 #12

Chaos is his friend. Silver1 Nov 2019 #14

Give credit where it is due. Scarsdale Nov 2019 #15

The old adage... kentuck Nov 2019 #16

Republicans are a cult. If you say what they want to hear, you're in. Initech Nov 2019 #17

The libtard thing. hay rick Nov 2019 #19

They like him because he's as stupid as they are. Kablooie Nov 2019 #21

And this, yet again, I'm driven to ask myself the same question: calimary Nov 2019 #22