Posted on 12/27/2019 1:19:36 PM PST by Morgana
Edited on 12/27/2019 3:43:39 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
Most conservatives and liberals enjoy Christmas enough to just have a good time, though every once in awhile you get a Scrooge who refuses to fathom the reason of the season and badmouths the holiday and those who celebrate it. Salon’s politics writer Amanda Marcotte doubled down on her hatred for Christmas by calling those who celebrate it hypocrites who mean “[bleep] you” when they say “Merry Christmas.”
In November, Marcotte penned a prior piece for Salon that slammed Christmas and it's Christian observers, particularly because Donald Trump is loved by many of them, and basically he has ruined everything. Get a load of the title: “How Donald Trump Stole Christmas.” Talk about the man living rent free in this lefty journo’s head. She wrote, “He ruins everything he touches, and Christmas, for me, is no exception.”
Of course, Christmas was never a big deal for her anyways; after all, she said so herself: “It was never a holiday of great importance to me. I've never put up a Christmas tree, for instance.” But when it comes to slamming Christians and Trump, Marcotte’s perspective on the holiday matters. On Dec. 23, Marcotte followed her anti-Christmas tirade with another piece that doubled down on her attacks on Christians and Christmas in light of evangelical outlet Christianity Today calling for Trump’s impeachment.
In the subsequent article Marcotte asserted that, though “177” Christian leaders oppose Christianity Today’s judgment, these Trump supporting Christians are “not people motivated by sincere faith, but people who see ‘Christian’ primarily as an identity marker that accompanies being white.” Oh the race thing? Of course.
Marcotte claimed that these conservatives' celebration of Christmas is just a part of race. It’s a political/identity used against people they don’t see as part of their tribe. “Stirred by years of Fox News lying to viewers… conservatives have increasingly embraced the phrase ‘Merry Christmas’ to mean, basically, ‘[bleep] you’ to anyone that they've deemed less than legitimate Americans.”
Of course Marcotte played the victim even though she was the one who bashed the holiday she loathed, and the people who celebrate it. She lamented that people flooded her inbox following the piece, writing, “The principal harassment strategy was to track me down on social media, even on my Instagram feed, and flood it with ‘Merry Christmas’ messages — from white male strangers — to taunt me for my personal grief.”
About a week ago, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch was blasted by Twitter lefties for wishing Fox News a “Merry Christmas.” The left called it a “talking point of the GOP,” but sure, these Christians are the aggressive whackos
Marcotte added, “Is that the behavior of people who have genuine faith in Jesus' message of mercy and kindness, or the behavior of people who use ‘Christianity’ as an instrument of domination over others they see as inferior?” Whatever. So Marcotte can openly smear Christians and Trump supporters but not be able to handle the pushback? Guess we’re getting some snowflakes this Christmas.
Merry Christmas, Amanda!
So, last week, when I told the mentally ill person to stop knocking over the recycle bins because they were in her cycling path on the sidewalk (where neither bikes nor bins were supposed to be), she was really wishing me a Merry Christmas?
So, in this strange, twisted “Inside Out” world, I guess “Pulp Fiction” and “Goodfellas” get rated “G” while “It’s a Wonderful Life” and “A Christmas Carol” get a hard “R”.
Hey Amanda: Revelation 3:20
I made it a point never to patronize Saloon years ago.
Can’t remember exactly why, and now this article is here to remind me that it was their distinct lack of facts when spouting off.
F*** you, Amanda. No “code” necessary.
Amanda, learn to code.
“...and Happy New Year.” is code for “and the horse you rode in on.”
she’s po’d because trump reinstated the term...
She's not a "snowflake." She's an attention seeker.
Read between the lines, MarcotteIdiot: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Oh, noes! They broke the code!
Merry Christmas, Amanda. And the horse you rode in on.
Well Bless you heart Amanda, MERRY CHRISTMAS !
The same skank that called any Duke Lacrosse supporter white scum. She’s ripe for a lawsuit across the bow. A brush back pitch.
Is it just me or did Kwanzaa go completely unnoticed?
Except for single, white, female elementary school teachers.
Should I ask how she got her fingernail so black and dirty?
You really don’t want to know.
‘Merry Christmas!’ Is Conservative Code For ‘[bleep] “You!’
“LOL. I don’t even celebrate Christmas but this thought is enough to make me wanna say Merry Christmas to everyone just hoping to trigger some of the wackos.
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