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Leaving aside the fact that I don't ever remember children or grandchildren fretting about not having Christmas, to say Lucas’s understanding of the history is limited is an understatement. Had the Selucids prevailed, there would have been no Judaism, likely no Jesus thus no Christmas. No Chanukah either.
The NY Times editorial.
Consider the clouded mind of New York Times Jews:
They have pledged allegiance to repaganized Western Civilization only to now understand in their deconstructionist bubble that Western Civilization is evil and deserves to die!
No wonder they are self-hating and suicidal, and encourage others to feel the same.
They were, you moron!
Hanukkah is actually an apt holiday for assimilated Jews (those Pew labeled “Jews of no religion”) because it remembers a profoundly liberal struggle for the right to preserve a culture against the majoritarian impulse.
Lucas may think that the Hellenizers were defending diversity, but they — and perhaps the author — were actually too narrow-minded to tolerate those who think or worship differently.
This is the same liberal bull that has been used to distort Chanukkah for decades. I note that the whole Maccabeean revolt began when Judah's father, Mittityahu, cut the head off a fellow Jew who was "exercising his personal freedom" to violate the Torah. The whole "multicultural" context was missing, as the story took place in a totally Theocratic society. "Majoritarian impulse" my tachat!
I'd like to hear these liberal hypocrites cast Mattityahu's act in liberal, multicultural terms!
Louis Foxwell