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InAbLuEsTaTe

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13. I hear what your saying... a lot of my Jewish friends think people overuse Merry Christmas as a purposeful anxiety trigger device, in effect, to troll them...

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Sun Dec 25, 2016, 01:32 PM

Dec 2016

I can't dismiss that feeling, having never walked in their shoes. I could see though how it might be like wishing Native Americans Happy Columbus Day. You don't hear devout Muslims wishing non-believers Happy Ramadan? Why should Christmas be any different?

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Good advice to save the day .. and keep the B/P down. [View all] DemoTex Dec 2016 OP

Perfectly put. And thank you. WillowTree Dec 2016 #1

Thank you for this! USALiberal Dec 2016 #2

A keeper! kentuck Dec 2016 #3

Nice! Thank you! Madam45for2923 Dec 2016 #4

Brilliant!!! DK504 Dec 2016 #5

Agree wholeheartedly. DinahMoeHum Dec 2016 #6

One of my right-wing Facebook friends thinks he has cracked the code. Baitball Blogger Dec 2016 #7

sorry to be difficult, but i could just as well reverse the concept. unblock Dec 2016 #8

"you know, foxnews-viewers who give that cheer with an agenda." lambchopp59 Dec 2016 #12

I hear what your saying... a lot of my Jewish friends think people overuse Merry Christmas as a purposeful anxiety trigger device, in effect, to troll them... InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #13

yes treestar Dec 2016 #9

DemoTex, you should send that chart and Mr. Evil Dec 2016 #10

"Thank you! You too!" Stuart G Dec 2016 #11

Thank you! You too! FailureToCommunicate Dec 2016 #14