I’m not letting Trump ruin my…er…Christmas.

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Originally posted on December 17, 2017

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Just like he did with the NFL by making it all about politics (you’re a traitor and a “very bad person” if you “take a knee” instead  of standing for the anthem), Trump has made Christmas a political issue.  Football and Christmas:  two traditions that bring people joy and bring them together regardless of ideology, have now been tainted by Trump turning them into divisive political issues, and that’s a damn shame.

What sane person cares if people say Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays?  I sure don’t.  It’s trivial and dumb.  Trump’s belief that there’s a “war on Christmas” is just so stupid and wrong, because there was never a war on Christmas.   For as long as I can remember — and that’s a very long time — people have said “Happy Holidays,” a phrase that’s meant to be inclusive and respectful of people who may celebrate Hanukkah or other December holidays.   It’s not a diss on Christmas or Christians, and it’s not anything new either.   Heck, back in the ’60s, my parents used to send out cards that said “Happy Holidays” or “Seasons Greetings” because they had a lot of Jewish friends and didn’t want to offend them.   No one was offended.  It just wasn’t an issue for anyone.

Trump loves to rail on about political correctness, but he’s a hypocrite because he’s the one getting all bent out of shape about whether people say “Merry Christmas” or not.

Even worse,  now he’s ruined Christmas for a lot of folks by making it political, when it should be anything but.   I’ve heard so many people say they’re afraid to say “Happy Holidays” now because they’re afraid they’ll be perceived by Trump supporters as being rebellious or subversive.  Other people have said they’re afraid to say “Merry Christmas” because they might be mistaken for Trump supporters.

I’m not letting that apricot menace ruin my Christmas.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas, everyone!

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Further reading:

10 Reasons Why the “War on Christmas” is Bogus 

Football and Christmas: How Trump is Destroying Two American Traditions

10 thoughts on “I’m not letting Trump ruin my…er…Christmas.”

  1. Evangelicals have been bitching about this for years. Trump didn’t start it. He’s just whoring to his base like he always does. And Kapernik has been persecuted for his brave stand by many people. Are some people really torn about whether to say “Merry Christmas” or “Season’s Greetings?” How foolish!

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  2. A very merry happy Christmas, holidays, season, solstice, etc. to you too. And, it was on Fox “news” that the “War On Christmas” started, probably by one of the blowhard conspiracy guys.

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  4. New thing.
    At George H W Bush’s funneral, he didn’t recite the Apostale’s Creed when everyone else did. How can people still defend this man?

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