Christmas

Sacred Tree or Paradise Tree? The Christmas Tree and Nature

A red bauble on a Christmas tree (a symbol of apples?) The ancient Egyptians, Chinese, and Hebrews used evergreen wreaths, garlands, and trees to symbolise their respect for nature and their belief in eternal life. The pagan Europeans worshipped trees and had the custom of decorating their houses and barns with evergreens, or erecting a […]

A Very Kafka Christmas: Adventures inside the bewildering bureaucracy of My Bank

J R Leach This is a tale of dystopic woe. A bureaucratic nightmare. A glimpse into the Kafkaesque sinkhole lurking at the heart of our automated society. It began one bright morning in late spring when I noticed my current account’s balance was a little off-kilter—much lower than it should be. But I’d just been …

Jesus, Gaza, and the Murder of Useless People

Jesus was a Palestinian Jew born in Bethlehem.  He grew up in Nazareth and was executed as a criminal in Jerusalem. It is because of him that we celebrate Christmas.  But it is in spite of him that what we celebrate is the opposite of what he stood for. The different stories of his birth, […]
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Santa Claus and the Contradictions of Bourgeois Ideology

A comrade recently pointed my attention to a comedy skit by Foil Arms and Hog called “Santa is Captured by the Russians,” where for two minutes Mr. Claus is interrogated by the Soviet police. Below are some excerpts from the conversation: Santa:  I think there has been some sort of a mistake. You see I […]
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The Deep State’s Persecution of Its Most Vulnerable Citizens

When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, when the kings and princes are home, when the shepherds are back with their flocks, the work of Christmas begins: to find the lost, to heal the broken, to feed the hungry, to release the prisoner, to rebuild the […]
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