Is Santa a Socialist?

[Cyrano]

C'mon, look at all that stuff he gives away every year. Those kids don't actually work for it. They just get stuff from Santa because that's what he does.

I've been wondering when Hannity will declare Santa the ringleader in the "War Against Christmas." After all, he's an obvious Socialist because he's leaving behind toys that kids didn't pay for. Toys! What about handbooks on how The NY Stock Exchange works? Why not primers on the meaning of the Dow Jones? Or a copy of the Republican Party political platform? Or Ayn Rand's books?

Seems to me that Santa is an outright Marxist. (Not Groucho.) So what are "good" Christians doing to put an end to this horror?

[Iggo]

1. They pay with milk and cookies.

[Sneederbunk]

2. Not sure, but he is a saint.

[milestogo]

3. Didn't Junior tell his kids that Halloween was a socialist holiday?

[EarlG]

4. Lol I know right?

Free toys?? The best way for Santa to help Make America Great Again would be by giving everyone a nice lump of clean coal for Christmas!

[Cyrano]

5. Good idea. As long as they pay market

price for that lump of coal, the tax on it, and the shipping and handling costs. (No tip required for a Socialist moron who gives away coal free.)

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[TheBlackAdder]

6. Santa is part our society owning the factors which controls production and distribution of goods?

[Cyrano]

9. That's the way that "godless commies" think. You sure

you ain't one of 'em?

[ProudLib72]

7. Not only is he a socialist

He's not an American citizen!!!

So we have an illegal immigrant literally invading our homes by sneaking down the chimneys. Where they hell is DHS?

[DFW]

8. You know the radical right will come back with Santa being an exploiting capitalist

He has an army of elves working for him at the North Pole, and doesn't pay them, and uses flying reindeer to get around and doesn't even feed them. Worse than the cruelest Southeast Asian sweat shop!

[Cyrano]

11. About those elves

We really don't know anything about Mrs. Claus. Are those elves her children? Is she spearheading some kind of alien invasion? And is Santa their "Dad?"

These are crucial questions that need answers. Why isn't Fox "news" even asking these questions?

[DFW]

13. Maybe the elves are Hannity's and O'Reilly's offspring

Had to hide them somewhere, right? And it would explain perfectly why Fox Noise isn't asking.

[Caliman73]

14. That sounds more like a critique from the radical left

Right wingers don't care about exploitative labor.

[DFW]

16. But they love turning the tables on us, ergo......

[ismnotwasm]

10. Depends on which Santa, which culture

Some Santa’s are scary as shit. Our Sants is a “merit-based” gift giver—so no.

[JHB]

12. He encourages the young to expect handouts and subverts religion!

That whole "hang up stockings" bit is just a dog whistle for extending hands!

And what part of the nativity -- set in the Middle East -- involves sleighs and flying reindeer? Flying ones, no less! Magic! It's pure Satanism, I tells ya!

[Cyrano]

15. And what about them Magi guys?

Let's face it. Gold? Franckincense? Myrrh? This was expensive stuff. How many people could have gotten their hands on that stuff back then? Seems to me these "Kings" had to be connected guys. And aside from the "Bright star in the east" thing, how did they know exactly which stable to head for? Did they have inside information?

Some obscure texts define "Magi" as "Mob." (Science remains mum on this.) But offerings like their "gifts" were not the norm. It only raises more questions about the whole Christmas thing. -- Not that anyone is saying it's a scam. Or some kind of cover up. -- Yet.

[PETRUS]

17. I get that this is a joke (and it's kind of funny)...

...but it misrepresents socialism the same way right wingers often do (i.e., socialism isn't at all about giving people something for nothing).

[Cyrano]

20. Of course. But it's that time of year to be

dedicated to ridiculing the "War on Xmas" thing. After all, how many opportunities do we get to highlight the total idiocy of Fox "news?"

[LeftInTX]

18. He could be a capitalist or a socialist

Depending on what you believe!!

If you are under 8, then he's probably a Socialist.

[H2O Man]

19. Arlo Guthrie

answered this years ago.