How The Soviets Eliminated Christmas - And, America Is Right On Track Doing The Same

JoeClarke.Net ^ | 12/06/2012 | JoeClarke.Net

[Sacajaweau]

My parents and grandparents were Ukranian. We always celebrated "Little Christmas" in addition to the American counterpart.

Russia is still very religious and Putin has encouraged it.

[Anima Mundi]

First you kill all the symbols.

[Mortrey]

Hey, THANKS!!!!

I plan to print this out and send to my socialist relative instead of a Christmas card.

(the relative speaks Russian, but, being a lib, may not get the full appreciation of my motivation for sending it!)

[Fiji Hill]

Most Americans know far more about Black Friday than they do about the Gospel

I never heard the day after Thanksgiving referred to as Black Friday until around the mid-2000's. Now, it's becoming a bigger holiday than Thanksgiving.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

Yep. And ten years ago, people didn't eat Thanksgiving dinner by the Christmas tree. This year I walked around my area and counted quite a few houses with Christmas lights blazing a WEEK before Thanksgiving, and even more with a tree visible through the window.

I just can't get into the proper spirit when it is still 1.5 months away. And I think when the proper time to celebrate does come, for people who have been 'Christmasing' for months already it feels jaded, like a mere formality to finally just get it over with.

[Bobalu]

I was watching a one hour youtube video just yesterday called “The Lost World of Communism” and it occurred to me that this was exactly what the progressives in this country want for all of us...it’s chilling!

You will notice the similarities to dems/progressives throughout this video. Unless something happens we will see the day they build a wall to keep those with money and or brains from being able to leave their socialist utopia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dFdKjhgt3k

[dfwgator]

There was a scene in “Europa, Europa”, that took place in a Soviet classroom...the teacher asked the children to pray to Jesus for candy, and of course, none appeared....then she asked the children to ask Comrade Stalin for candy, and then candy started falling from the ceiling...and from what I heard, that was pretty standard in Soviet schools for the teacher to do this.

[Dead Corpse]

They will need to kill me to get me to stop.

I will practice my Faith as I see fit. I am willing to both die, and kill(in defense of course), to continue doing so freely.

[VRW Conspirator]

bfl

[KevinDavis]

Didn’t the Puritans ban Christmas at one time here in America???

[Flag_This]

The nazis stripped out the Christianity and changed Christmas to “Julfest” - a celebration of their pagan past.

[Sacajaweau]

http://blog.heritage.org/2010/06/04/statue-of-joseph-stalin-to-be-erected-in-virginia/

[MestaMachine]

Christmas in in the heart. What are they gonna do? Cut our hearts out?

[Verginius Rufus]

Ded Moroz would be “Grandpa Frost.” I remember reading an account of what it was like in one of the satellite countries after the Communists took over—instead of the traditional Christmas figures the children were taught about Grandpa Frost.

[elcid1970]

Look up the 1957 Soviet animated cartoon “The Snow Queen”.

In it, goodness is literally frozen out of a child’s heart.

An unintended depiction of what communism does to the human spirit, IMO.

[KevinDavis]

So???

[cunning_fish]

Watch “Cargo 200” (a Soviet Air Force codename for a dead soldier transported from a warzone) feature movie if you want a realistic portrayal of life under decomposing socialist society. It might have a weird plot but the scenery is extremely brilliant in recreating a dilapidated town in ‘84 Soviet Union down to a small detail.

Director and producer claimed their mission was to adress growing nostalgy for Soviet Union in modern Russia. People has to remember how ugly it really was.

http://stagevu.com/video/fupdpbyefpaw

Here is a review from GreenCineDaily:

http://daily.greencine.com/archives/007273.html

That is a review on IMBD from Romanian user:

>>>>>>10 February 2009 | by OhneDich (Romania) – See all my reviews

It is a film about the death of totalitarianism in separately taken country. Year 1984, the life gloom of the Soviet power was condensed to the limit... Those who lived in USSR may cry when watching it. It is so cruel and at the same time so true. Every single part of you will tremble in the watching process. It is inspired from real facts, won’t let anybody indifferent, I mean for those who knows at least something about the cinematography... Roles are played perfectly, just how it was meant to be played. People with weak heart and people that loves American Pie series, skip it, you won’t like it anyway. For the rest, what can I say, you HAVE to see this movie. 9 out of 10<<<<