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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

In the past I’ve said Happy Holidays, but I made a mental promise to say Merry Christmas this year, and I see a lot of others pushing back the same way. I still say happy Hanukkah or holidays to my friends and neighbors that I know are Jewish, and I appreciate the ones who say Merry Christmas back. But out and about, cards, niceties is all Merry Christmas this year. As a family we’ve refocused on our faith. We added a nativity scene to our outdoor decorations. We talk about gratitude for our countless blessings every night. It’s been fulfilling personally and well received.

Saying Merry Christmas despite the attempts to cancel is not so different from pushing back on the Covid madness. Just ignore the crazy people. My husband and I refused to get the vaccine (our kids aren’t getting even over our dead bodies). Yes, we were barred places, but we also contribute a lot to our community and when sponsorships and season theatre tickets didn’t get renewed we politely explained why - and that we would no longer support any organization othering people based on their personal health decisions. Enough of us did that so the whole vaccine mandate or vaccine pass to go eat or participate in society never took off in our area. We also traveled internationally (Caribbean), kept up an active social life, and remained kind but firm when people got all worked up.

When it came to masks it was clear they couldn’t physically work because viral coronavirus aerosols, as in dissolved in air, are smaller than the gaps in the fibers for all the masks being worn (from cloth to most N95s). There is also the reality they don’t mask Taliban women to keep them safe from anything. Masking has always been a means to dehumanize. So we went out and showed our smiles. If asked to leave, which rarely actually happened, we left. Our young’s kids were not masked for any length of time, not isolated, only missed April/ May in person 2020, never “socially distanced,” saw their grandparents all the time throughout the insanity (private conservative Christian school of 1,250 kids and top ranked).

So often society tries to use semantic gymnastics to overcomplicate and justify the unjustifiable. The vast majority of the time it’s easy and freeing to just ignore the baloney. Just don’t comply. Plainly consider the actual outcomes and act accordingly. I say Merry Christmas because I hope others find joy, love, faith, and gratitude as I have. Especially the past 3 years I rediscovered my faith and found refuge in it. I want to share that peace and happiness. Enjoy life. This lunacy of wokeness shall pass. Joy and Merry Christmas.

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Craig fuson's avatar

Merry Christmas Tulsi, I just gave myself a present of becoming a member so I could tell you we are with you/ we are out here. Thank you for your words, Craig.

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