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Mother told to take down her Christmas lights... in case they offend her non-Christian neighbours
DailyMail.com ^
| 15th December 2008
| Daily Mail Reporter
Posted on 12/15/2008 10:33:48 AM PST by FTL
A woman has spoken of how she was told to remove her Christmas lights by a housing association worker - in case they offended her non-Christian neighbors.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: antichristian; antichristmas; bs; christian; christians; christmas; christmaslights; democratmentality; mohammedanism; mohammedanism122008; moralabsolutes; nannystate; pc; politcallycorrect; politicalcorrectness; uk
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The NeoSocialist mentality on the march, world-wide as led by the American Democrat Secular Socialists and their Komrades around the world. Coming soon to a neighborhood near you...
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posted on
12/15/2008 10:33:49 AM PST
by
FTL
To: FTL
There’s no end to pre-emptive non-offensiveness...
To: FTL
“The NeoSocialist mentality on the march, world-wide as led by the American Democrat Secular Socialists and their Komrades around the world. Coming soon to a neighborhood near you...”
It’s perfectly clear from the article that this was one overzealous employee, while everybody else with the association and her neighbors love the decorations. She didn’t take them down and nobody else wants her to take them down. Not exactly an example of rampant “neosocialist mentality.”
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posted on
12/15/2008 10:38:55 AM PST
by
gracesdad
To: snarks_when_bored
“Theres no end to pre-emptive non-offensiveness...”
Really? I see no evidence she was forced to take down the decoration. In fact, it appears that everybody else is defending her.
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posted on
12/15/2008 10:40:06 AM PST
by
gracesdad
To: FTL
I'm offended by my neighbors who do NOT put up lights.
How's that?
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posted on
12/15/2008 10:40:15 AM PST
by
ryan71
To: FTL
Her assertion of private property rights might also be offensive to her non-American, non-capitalist neighbors. Inconsiderate b%tch....
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posted on
12/15/2008 10:40:23 AM PST
by
gundog
(When the SHTF, it will not be evenly distributed.)
To: FTL
Maybe she can put up red lights and a big red star , I bet they’d like that
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posted on
12/15/2008 10:41:54 AM PST
by
1000 silverlings
(Everything that deceives also enchants: Plato)
To: FTL
So this time the Christmas stuff didn’t even get a chance to offend anyone BEOFRE it all had to come down?
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posted on
12/15/2008 10:43:41 AM PST
by
JenB987
To: FTL
I think the real problem here is that she didn’t add a Menorah and a Star and Crescent. If she would but do so, all would be just dandy. Cheers!
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posted on
12/15/2008 10:47:19 AM PST
by
Robwin
To: gracesdad
So let me get this straight: you're expecting me to actually READ the articles? Whew, you're tough, man, tough.
But my point was a broad one: the slope of pre-emptive non-offensiveness is slippery indeed. It's best kept off of.
To: FTL
So if Halloween lights offend a non-pagan how would they court rule on that?
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posted on
12/15/2008 10:52:05 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(I hate Illinois Marxists)
To: FTL
Posted previously;
“Search” is your friend.
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posted on
12/15/2008 10:53:28 AM PST
by
Redbob
(W.W.J.B.D.: "What Would Jack Bauer Do?)
To: FTL
Give a bureaucrat some police power and they will SEEK OUT places and times to use it. We have similar cases in this country by the PC crowds and the infamous ACLU who try to reduce Christmas into Midwinter Festival by intimidation and legal threats.
This gal stood her ground in the face of a over-bearing government type, kudos to her. While it was British public housing, there is still (a bit of) Castle-home concept in Jolly-Old England and the local authorities obviously sucked it in when the community reacted. Still the next time someone decorates they might tone it down and thus succumb to the PC attitudes of the most-easily-offended!
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posted on
12/15/2008 10:54:56 AM PST
by
SES1066
(Cycling to conserve, Conservative to save, Saving to Retire, will Retire to Cycle.)
To: gracesdad
Really? I see no evidence she was forced to take down the decoration. In fact, it appears that everybody else is defending her.
Exactly. It seems like it was only one rogue city employee who was upset by her light display. The city government is supporting the woman with the light display. There are many stories of political correctness gone wild. This is not one of them.
To: gracesdad
Really? I see no evidence she was forced to take down the decoration. In fact, it appears that everybody else is defending her.
Not only that, but the incident seems to have exposed the government grinch who called to tell her they were offensive, as someone who acted unilaterally and not based on neighbor complaints.
Maybe he'll get reprimanded. Of course he'll never get fired...he's a government employee.
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:02:40 AM PST
by
bamahead
(Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master. -- Sallust)
To: FTL
What if she just says, “they’re NOT Christmas lights,” and be done with it?
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:07:10 AM PST
by
Lou L
To: Redbob
Uh oh. Already Been Posted Police strike again.
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:08:06 AM PST
by
JamesP81
(Let the Great RINO Hunt of 2009 begin)
To: gracesdad
Yep, you’re right. Doesn’t exist and we should not be showing examples of it when it does exist.
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:20:10 AM PST
by
FTL
To: 1000 silverlings
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:20:56 AM PST
by
FTL
To: Redbob
Searched prior to posting, not found under “mom+Christmas” but I take your word for it.
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posted on
12/15/2008 11:22:01 AM PST
by
FTL
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