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Tony Ryan's avatar

I will make the conceivably ethnocentric claim that the greatest Xmas tradition is recognised in Australia. In the monsoonal tropical north, it is often marked by the commencement of the Wet Season, which means cooler temperatures, pleasant drizzle, and the first elevation to higher spirituality generated by one's favourite beer, or (of course) spirit. We are a very spiritual people.

In the southern climes, a visit to the local surf beach is a must, followed by engendered spirituality.

Nationally, Xmas day is observed by feigning ecstasy as the children discover their gifts under the Xmas tree, ussually around 5.30 AM. Bad parents go back to bed.

By 9 AM, the turkey must go in the oven, or whatever else is to be prepared for the 1 PM Xmas lunch, which is consumed sporadically over the next several days. Accompanied by more spirituality. The most popular food consumed is prawns, a recent logistics study discovering that the nation eats the equivelant to five olympic swimming pools in volume every Xmas,

And wouldn't you know it, Rolo, the WEF has funded a plot to destroy Xmas. This is in collaboration with Baptist, Methodist, and Catholic hierarchies who try to crush the Xmas spirit by outrageously renaming it 'Christmas' hoping, no doubt, to sow the seeds of religious wars. There are also WEF attacks through Muslims, who are demanding that age-old sacred symbols such as holly, striped peppermint walking sticks. and Xmas puddings be abandoned. They will fail. The sacredness of Xmas will never be violated by foul religion, and our holy communion with James Boag Premium Lager and Coopers Sacred Draught can never be despoiled.

In fact, I am at this moment absorbing prodigeous quantities of spirituality and I truly anticipate eventual sainthood and probably a shrine erected beside my esky on my passing from this vale of tears and fears. Adiu, comrades. Today we spiritualise to your good health.

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Rurik Skywalker's avatar

That's the spirit!

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Kratoklastes's avatar

James Boag is apostate beer: owned by people who need a good fongin'.[1]

Same with Fosters, VB, Melbourne Bitter, Corona, Emu, XXXX, West End, and Tooheys. All foreign-owned.

Kulgera Roadhouse (first pub inside the NT border) is worth a pilgrimage: there's a superb laminated 'quiz' on the bar - "Which of these beers is Australian-owned?" (answers on the back). Lists about 30 'quintessentially Aussie' beers... mostly owned by Asahi.

The only tap beer at Kulgera is Cooper's - no foreign-owned muck - but they had a huge range of different tinnies in the fridge, Matso's (Mango! for the ladies) among others. Matso's might be fruity, but it's STRAYAN frew-'n'-frew.

[1] It's OK for the Stalkers to be 'clued in' on the national punitive humiliation ritual - i.e., getting 'fonged'... where the victim - who fucking deserved it, yurOnna - gets smacked about the tender areas with a fong. They'll have forgotten all about it in a week.

Plus, Yanks and others don't even know what a 'thong' is: they think it's the bottom bit of an InstaSlag's bikini.

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Tony Ryan's avatar

All mawkish Xmas sentiments aside, Paul Craig Roberts and Mike Whitney have summed up the isssue (GlobalResearch.com) that overshadows our sacred spiritual Xmas, which is that Putin should pull his finger out and light the wick on Vangard and Zircon missiles and wipe out Zelenesjy, Poland, Basle, the Bundeshtag, City of London, and Wall Street, and end the entire global war now.

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CR's avatar

Merry Christmas Rolo!!!

Here in South Texas there are Christmas lights everywhere, including many nativity scenes. There is even a neighborhood where almost every house puts up a crazy amount of lights and decorations. This year was one of the biggest yet!! Crowds of people flock to see the lights and a good time is had by all.

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Charles Clemens's avatar

There have never been more bright LED Christmas decorations in the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge/Sevierville mega-city than this year. Despite the arctic cold and rolling blackouts, the Christmas spirit is strong.

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CR's avatar

Visited Gatlinburg several times, it’s a beautiful area. Merry Christmas!!

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Charles Clemens's avatar

Back at ya, CR. Merry Christmas

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Unsure's avatar

Merry Christmas Rolo and to the readers of these chronicles, from a cold and snowy Canada where there is no shortage of Christmas lights and decorations despite the best efforts of the corporste elites to 'cancel' Christmas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP_wM5benCs

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mrBill's avatar

I'm going to forward your article to my German wife who still carries a German passport and is a German citizen. She's all-in on the holiday, and does the food, the lights, and the music, much of whch we've seen gradually disappear.

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samoan62's avatar

Merry Christmas!

This reminds me of the laughably small yidmas sections in stores when compared to all the Christmas ones. I also realized recently that since only 30% of black people celebrate Kwanzaa, 4% of the total US population celebrates Kwanzaa, which is more than the less than 2% that celebrate Hanukkah. So their ancient holiday getting beat by a fake holiday invented 60 years ago lmao

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Charles Clemens's avatar

While it is widely understood that Christmas was created as a recruiting tool to bring pagans to the new religion, it is foolish to say Christmas was invented 60 years ago. Maybe the extreme marketing of fun for Boomer children began back then. George Frideric Handel would take issue with your ill-conceived comments. And "yidmas"?

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samoan62's avatar

Sorry if that was ambiguous. I meant that Kwanzaa was invented just 60 years ago

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Charles Clemens's avatar

Gotcha. MERRY CHRISTMAS, samoan62

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Stephen J. Kennedy's avatar

You might like from Zerohedge:

Yes, Jesus Would Have Been Branded A Domestic Extremist Today

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/yes-jesus-would-have-been-branded-domestic-extremist-today

The War on Christmas is a war on America.

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/war-christmas-war-america

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Charles Clemens's avatar

At the risk of going all political on this holy day, Jesus was most likely feared as a radical and that is the reason he was crucified.

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Stephen J. Kennedy's avatar

Here is another late addition. Says it all about todays World.

UK University: Don't Say "Christmas" Because It's Too "Christian-Centric"

https://www.zerohedge.com/political/uk-university-dont-say-christmas-because-its-too-christian-centric

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Tony Ryan's avatar

Oh Rolo. You have reduced me to tears of Xmas love and gratitude. That you, personally, recognise our national high priests, whom we dub "Men at work" for a devine purpose. It's... it's... overwhelming.

The Aboriginal people of Australia have joined me, led by the Yolngu clans, in thanking you for your acknowledgement. My phone rings sharply, again... and yet again... from Aussies across the nation to wish you a Merry Xmas and fucking heaps of Yukros and NATO bodies to drape across your sacred Xmas Tree.

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PROTECT & SURVIVE's avatar

Bravo Rolo, you have generously acknowledged the importance of Christmas in Europe especially. But I suspect it is the last vestige of western civ and when this goes we will know that crazy, dystopian GloboCap have won. It will then be time to nip across the border and join Eurasia.

I looked high and low to find some good news for my fellow compatriots so here it is, for whatever it might be worth!

https://austrianpeter.substack.com/p/good-news-christmas-edition-real?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=762792&post_id=92645182&isFreemail=false&utm_medium=email

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Frantic's avatar

Happy Christmas and Merry New Year!

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Rob Smith's avatar

Merry Christmas!

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Ryan's avatar

“Irony of Fate” is an atrocious movie, totally unwatchable. The soundtrack is fantastic, but still not enough to justify a yearly tradition.

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