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tblue37

(65,403 posts) Wed Dec 15, 2021, 01:32 PM Dec 2021

Middle Age Riot tweet:

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800,000 Americans die of COVID-19.

Republicans: *yawn*

Rioters try to overthrow government.

Republicans: *shrug*

Someone says "Happy holidays."

Republicans: "War on Christmas!"

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Middle Age Riot tweet: (Original Post) tblue37 Dec 2021 OP

👍 Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #1

I have to admit, I haven't heard a lot of the War on Xmas crap this year... Wounded Bear Dec 2021 #2

Magats are Full Cha Dec 2021 #3

I do love pointing out to the rabid "merry christmas" crowd that they stole the holy day niyad Dec 2021 #4

Pretty much ck4829 Dec 2021 #5

Joinfortmill

(14,428 posts)

1. 👍

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Wed Dec 15, 2021, 03:26 PM

Dec 2021

Wounded Bear

(58,666 posts)

2. I have to admit, I haven't heard a lot of the War on Xmas crap this year...

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Wed Dec 15, 2021, 03:30 PM

Dec 2021

or maybe I've just trained myself to tune it out.

Cha

(297,290 posts)

3. Magats are Full

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Wed Dec 15, 2021, 03:32 PM

Dec 2021

of Shite.

niyad

(113,336 posts)

4. I do love pointing out to the rabid "merry christmas" crowd that they stole the holy day

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Wed Dec 15, 2021, 03:42 PM

Dec 2021

from the pagans, so they have no proprietary right to it. And then I enquire, ohhh sooo sweetly, exactly WHY inclusion bothers them so much.

For some reason, "Blessed Yule/Solstice" really seems to upset them.

ck4829

(35,077 posts)

5. Pretty much

Reply to tblue37 (Original post)

Wed Dec 15, 2021, 03:58 PM

Dec 2021

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