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Politico Frames European Christmas Celebrations as ‘Far-Right Spectacle’
Breitbart ^ | 24 Dec 2025 | Olivia Rondeau

Posted on 12/25/2025 12:11:51 AM PST by Olog-hai

Politico is framing the celebration of Christmas as a “far-right” front in Europe, arguing that Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her party have made it a “spectacle.”

Conservative social media users blasted the left-wing outlet’s Wednesday article, “How the far right stole Christmas,” authored by Rome correspondent Hannah Roberts. […]

In the Christmas Eve piece, Roberts wrote that the holiday “is becoming a new front line in Europe’s culture wars,” with so-called “far-right” parties and politicians “claiming the festive season as their own.”

The evidence?: Meloni’s defense of public Nativity scenes and other long-standing Christmas traditions in her majority-Catholic country.

“In Italy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has made the defense of Christmas traditions central to her political identity. She has repeatedly framed the holiday as part of the nation’s endangered heritage, railing against what she calls ‘ideological’ attempts to dilute it,” Roberts wrote. …

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1 posted on 12/25/2025 12:11:51 AM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

You really have to stretch your woke cultural beliefs to say Italy, which last time I checked contains the center of the Catholic Religion worldwide, led by Prime Minister Georgio Meloni has somehow stolen Christmas and made it a spectacle by supporting the idea of Nativity Scenes which depict the birth of Christ.


2 posted on 12/25/2025 12:26:08 AM PST by srmanuel
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To: Olog-hai

BullBLEEPico


3 posted on 12/25/2025 12:35:28 AM PST by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try. )
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To: Olog-hai

The intifada, on the other hand is perfectly legitimate expression of the peaceful religion of Islam.


4 posted on 12/25/2025 12:54:01 AM PST by nuke_road_warrior (Making the world safe for Nuclear Power for over 20 years.)
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To: Olog-hai

The pope should call for a new crusade to repel the Muslim invaders from Europe. That would be fun.


5 posted on 12/25/2025 1:00:45 AM PST by DeplorablePaul
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To: Olog-hai

What a stupid and despicable opinion, Hannah Roberts...

May Befana bring you coal and Santa put a big black boot up your arse.


6 posted on 12/25/2025 3:14:38 AM PST by Adder (End fascism...defeat all Democrats.)
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To: Olog-hai

How do they feel about Ramadan?


7 posted on 12/25/2025 5:10:57 AM PST by BipolarBob (These violent delights have violent ends.)
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To: Olog-hai
"Politico Frames European Christmas Celebrations as ‘Far-Right Spectacle’"

These nitwits don't realize it, but they have just made a powerful argument in favor of the 'Far-Right'!

Keep it up!

Give those folks a megaphone!

Keep 'em talking!

8 posted on 12/25/2025 5:20:07 AM PST by Savage Beast (When the student is ready, the teacher appears. When the people are ready, the hero appears.)
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To: Olog-hai

“Politico Frames European Christmas Celebrations as ‘Far-Right Spectacle’”

To a communist, “far right” is defined as anyone who is not a communist.


9 posted on 12/25/2025 6:10:38 AM PST by TheDon (Remember the J6 political prisoners! Remember Ashli Babbitt!)
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To: Olog-hai
...... ideological’ attempts to dilute it,” Roberts wrote. …...

Attempts by people like Hannah Roberts, writer for Politico. Attempts by the far left to dilute or destroy 1500 year old traditions.

10 posted on 12/25/2025 8:57:20 AM PST by jimtorr
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To: DeplorablePaul

The pope is more likely to convert to Islam than defend Christianity.


11 posted on 12/25/2025 10:19:22 AM PST by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
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