• FlexibleToast@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      I don’t know, even as an American, I see more people complaining about this problem than people who actually act like this. It seems especially worse this year for some reason.

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        7 months ago

        If you aren’t spending time around people that complain about it, that makes sense. My mom is normally pretty quiet while my dad yells about whatever political issue, but this is one topic she gets vocally upset about as we’re celebrating Christmas together literally every year. It’s wild

      • porcariasagrada@slrpnk.net
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        7 months ago

        aren’t there presidential campaigns next year in the us? this “war on christmas”(dog whistle for war on christian conservatives) concept has become a rallying banner every christmas since at least 2014 for conservatives. every year is the same. they even complained about cups going from red to green in some fast food company because they thought it was a “war on christmas”.

        next year elections so they are ramping up their rethoric to rally their voter fanatic christian voter base.

    • LillyPip@lemmy.ca
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      7 months ago

      Manufacturing outrage is extremist Christians’ favourite pastime. See also: witch burnings, the Crusades, and the Inquisition.

      They’re desperate for someone to hate and blame.