patrick.net

I'm an atheist, also part Jewish, part Catholic, who gets the smell of cinnamon candles, the smell of frost (it has a smell), and other wonderful sensations when I hear "Merry Christmas."

Everybody, have a MERRY CHRISTMAS.

That was me by the way, forgot to log in.

"I don't see what the big deal is what you call it. So what if people say happy holidays. The War on Christmas is a bunch of BS."
5 minutes later, at the checkout:
"Have a Merry Christmas, Mr. Soyboy."
"WHAT?! It's CURRENT YEAR!!! Happy Holidays is an all inclusive term that everybody should be REQUIRED to use. Only rednecks say Merry Christmas any more. What are you, some kind of DUMB FOX VIEWER who thinks there's a War on Xmas on? Stupid Trump Voter! Let me speak to the Manager."
"Tim, c'mon, honey, let's go and pick up my son from his father's house. "
"No Tina, this is IMPORTANT. "
"Oh dear, you promised to take my son to the Kwanzaa Celebration. His father will be there. And can you lend him $100."
"Ugh, Fine." Shakes fist at cashier

"I hate these god damn SJWs trying to tell me what I have to say or how I have to say it"
5 minutes later at the checkout
"Happy Holidays Mr. I'm not a racist, I'm just anti-PC"
"WHAT?? What the hell is WRONG with you??!!?? I'm so tired of you SJW's playing identity politics. Say Merry Christmas for God's sake Take your Happy Holidays BS to San Francisco--I'm sure the homos down there would appreciate it. If Trump says Merry Christmas than so the fuck can you!!"
"C'mon honey--the demolition derby is starting soon. We need to go"
"No Mary, this is IMPORTANT"
"Oh dear, the payday loan store is closing soon. We need to go"
"Dammit. I'll be back. And I'm packing"

Lol, today I got a Christmas card that said:

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

Why just sit on the fence when you can impale yourself on the fencepost?

The root of my objection to the insipid "Happy Holidays" non-greeting is the clear demand that America change beyond recognition to accommodate new minorities, rather than demanding that immigrants change to accommodate America. Our ideal used to be the "melting pot", of which I am a proud Irish-Jewish-Polish American product. "Happy Holidays" deracinates our whole country, makes us nothing but a generic and depressing strip mall for the world, with no history and no specific identity. We are nowhere and no one and nothing every time someone says "Happy Holidays". Just dollars and an increasingly porous and irrelevant border to be exploited and manipulated by elite globalists and anyone who gets here tomorrow, legally or not.

Patrick says

The root of my objection to the insipid "Happy Holidays" non-greeting is the clear demand that America change beyond recognition to accommodate new minorities, rather than demanding that immigrants change to accommodate America, as used to be our ideal, which we called the melting pot.

So in your opinion, the US as a melting pot with one of its core principles being freedom of religion, should force people to celebrate a Christian holiday?

No, where did I say anyone should be forced to celebrate a Christian holiday?

What I'm saying is that the majority should not be subject to the tyranny of the minority.

HappyGilmore says

So in your opinion, the US as a melting pot with one of its core principles being freedom of religion, should force people to celebrate a Christian holiday?

Just like in politics, the majority wins, and the majority of the country is Christian. (unless you're a SJW).

Patrick says

the majority should not be subject to the tyranny of the minority.

(blink blink)

I thought you were pro Trump/GOP? 30% of the population has the rest hostage right now Patrick.

You are for removal of gerrymandering and tough campaign finance reform then?

Are you for vote day as a national holiday, ex-felons being restored voting rights quickly, and automatic voter registration as well?

anon_1d596 says

Just like in politics, the majority wins

Care to re-state that more carefully? ;)

The representative democracy in America is not set by simple majority votes.

anonymous says

When the ordinary people finally figure out how badly they got taken, why not ?

They did, in 2016, after getting screwed for the former 8 years..

That's how you got Trump.

Barron's signature demonstrates that he is clearly suffering from Alzheimer's.

Barron has been witnessed on numerous occasions drinking while holding his glass with both hands.

anonymous says

Trump's Christmas Card includes the forbidden word "Christmas"

I sent Trump a Happy Hanukkah card. I greet everyone with a Happy Hanukkah. When they say they aren't Jewish, I say "Happy Hanukkah anyway."

Booger says

The hot chick is clearly Jewish. Her shirt should say Happy Hanukkah.

Would you be offended by someone wishing you well?

I would not, no matter what holiday.

Patrick says

Would you be offended by someone wishing you well?

I would not, no matter what holiday.

Funny, you sure seem to be offended by someone wishing you a Happy Holidays.

Patrick says

Would you be offended by someone wishing you well?

I would not, no matter what holiday.

That’s why I say happy holidays, rather than merry Christmas. Well, that and I’m not a child so I don’t believe in silly bible stories about Jeebus and the nonsense that his slut mom was impregnated by God as a virgin lol

There’s something being lost in the whole “PC is restricting muh free speech” nonsense. Sure, nobody likes to have their speech censored, however, America is the land of Entrepreneurs and Small Business. Fortunately, I’ve known this all along, that generally, as a Capitalist, it serves me better to open my doors to every potential customer, rather than to alienate large groups of people by discriminating.

I’m not a huge fan of many groups of people, but everyones money is the same shade of green when it comes to business. I’ll bake a cake for the fruitcakes, I’ll sell a sandwich to a broke bum ass negro. Smelly greeks, Indians, Jews, are all welcome.

All it takes is a simple cost benefit analysis.
What is the cost of being a small minded bigot?
What are the benefits?

I’d love to discriminate against all the idiots that gobble up the WeitFart.com propaganda, and are useful idiots to the Oligarchy, but that’s too much money to miss out on.

Life is all about the potentiality of experience, and none of us have enough time to risk missing out on all that potential, just to shit on whatever group of people you’ve been programmed to hate. It’s stupid

Merry Christmas is going to alienate ~ half the population, while Happy Holidays is all encompassing. What kind of Asshole is bothered by someone saying “Happy Holidays” throughout December? There’s lots of holidays. Hanukah, Kwanza, Christmas, NYE, Festivus...Happy Holidays is all encompassing

Patrick says

Would you be offended by someone wishing you well?

I would not, no matter what holiday.

Happy Pedophile Appreciation Day!

Not a real holiday.

"Happy Holidays" is discriminating against people who don't get holidays at this time of year.

Ban the insulting, discriminating meme "Happy Holidays"!

www.youtube.com/embed/vi4Ie7YotWo

The war on Christmas is very unpredictable.

Trump should probably say it 23 times, right now, to one up Obama. Never know what 2018 will bring. ;)

"There is no War on Christmas, you Toxic White Male! Nobody cares if you say Merry Christmas!"

Bell Ringer Beaten After Wishing Man ‘Merry Christmas’
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/12/20/bell-ringer-beaten-merry-christmas/

errc says

What kind of Asshole is bothered by someone saying “Happy Holidays” throughout December?

Stupid hateful assholes. That and religious zealots with insecurity complexes that (need to) think they're better than the secular humanist types.

Didn't you get the memo ? Being inclusive and generic about the holidays (including the winter solstace and new years) is being too politically correct. It couldn't be that it's what just feels right to you ? It must be the liberal PC language police that made you do it.

On Christmas day I only say merry Christmas.

Happy holidays Patrick.net.

May a reindeer poop in your charcoal and ash filled stocking!

errc says

I’m not a huge fan of many groups of people, but everyones money is the same shade of green when it comes to business. I’ll bake a cake for the fruitcakes, I’ll sell a sandwich to a broke bum ass negro. Smelly greeks, Indians, Jews, are all welcome.

All it takes is a simple cost benefit analysis.
What is the cost of being a small minded bigot?
What are the benefits?

So if they limit themselves why not just let them be, since you have the advantage serving everybody. The point is and you can clearly see it in this thread that the leftoids twist the initial issue. Most of those who you call bigots or zealots or rednecks or whatever just want to be left alone saying whatever they want to say, and usually they won't bother you. There is absolutely nothing wrong with somebody wishing happy holidays and I would be happy no matter what wording they were using for a well-mean holiday wish, most would, but the initial issue is that it was demanded by the leftoid PC police that the word Christmas ought not to be used and people and businesses etc. were harassed and this is how the backlash started. I know close-minded people on both sides, but the right usually does not want to force me to change my behaviors or positions.

Merry Christmas, Pat.net!

TwoScoopsPlissken says

"There is no War on Christmas, you Toxic White Male! Nobody cares if you say Merry Christmas!"

Bell Ringer Beaten After Wishing Man ‘Merry Christmas’
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2017/12/20/bell-ringer-beaten-merry-christmas/

It's more likely that he was beaten by a stressed out christmas shopper than by a "leftist" atheist. I don't think these salvation army guys have any insight how untimely and annoying they appear to people who have had a long day.

You haven’t met left wing activists yet. I had people get all pissed off at me for saying merry Christmas because they thought it might offend atheists. Weird shit I tell you.

anon_61c8a says

I'm an atheist who is half Jewish (by family tree, not practice). I say 'merry Christmas' when out and about, and have never had anybody attack me or give me any evil look. I'll also say happy holidays on occasion. However, once this stupid culture war heats up every year, I start getting pissed off when I hear 'merry Christmas.' Instead of happy feelings, it conjures images of Bill O'Reilly's smug ass douche bag face and the holier than thou assholes who take up his drum beat.

but the right usually does not want to force me to change my behaviors or positions.

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Lolololololololololololololol

You’re hilarious!

anon_c6dfa says

I take it you're laughing at someone doing that.

errc says

but the right usually does not want to force me to change my behaviors or positions.

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Lolololololololololololololol

You’re hilarious!

You want to hear what's even funnier. I posted something like this earlier when I wasn't signed in so it was anonymous and Patrick zapped it.

"I know--it's always the RIGHT that try to FORCE people to say Merry Christmas."

Curious which rule that broke.

But CIC trying to doxx people is A-OK. And justanyguy calling posters an asshole is fine too.

The right will literally put you in prison or shoot to kill your ass, for speaking the truth. There’s what, three million people imprisoned here in Hard Right America (Republican Executive, Legislative, and Judicial as well as most governerships, and the SCROTUS, for pretty much always). Anytime that anyone other than a Hard Right Christian Con servative is in power, the Failed Loser Right wingers spent all their hours obstructing. But yea, Liberals ruined everything lmao

HappyGilmore says

Funny, you sure seem to be offended by someone wishing you a Happy Holidays.

Yeah and he can't cucksplain why he's got to regulate vaginas, bathrooms and marriages.

Simply Alt Right Delete and people can do whatever holiday wishes they want. They might choose to not be self absorbed and inconsiderate.

Freedom, in other words, no Breitbart butt hurt, no limburger from Limbaugh, no networks of lying.