Once in Royal David’s City stood a lowly cattle shed,
where a mother laid her baby.
You’d do well to remember the things He later said.
When you’re stuffing yourselves at the Christmas parties,
you’ll laugh when I tell you to take a running jump.
You’re missing the point I’m sure does not need making;
that Christmas spirit is not what you drink.

So how can you laugh when your own mother’s hungry
and how can you smile when the reasons for smiling are wrong?
And if I messed up your thoughtless pleasures,

remember, if you wish, this is just a Christmas song.
– Tull

Happy Holidays one and all.  Well, at least to all you NICE people.  I mean, I know we’re supposed to wish everyone happy holidays and all that (even the jerks), but I think the jerks can have a darn miserable holiday as far as I’m concerned.  I mean why should we wish a happy holiday to those of us who benefit from the suffering of others? Why should we say “Merry Christmas” to those who use their self-righteous sense of moral superiority as a justification for hatred and violence? Why should I give a care about people have who ignore the poor and the homeless in their own communities?  Why should we love the neighbor who doesn’t bother to tip an under paid waitress?  What about people who toss their trash out the car window, people who are STILL bigoted and racist in every town and every street…You know.. pick one, it goes on and on.  There are a lot of jerks out there. So Happy Holidays to everyone of you good, decent caring people.  You know who you are… ( And you deserve chocolate cake and a foot rub!)  The rest of you can get stuffed!!  

You see.  I have a theory.  The world does not do good things on a community or governmental level very often simply because the nice people let the jerks run the place.  Of course they do.  We learned to be nice, to never raise or voices and always seek compromise.  But you can’t compromise with a hungry shark kids.  If this year should have taught us anything, it’s that good should not simply sit back and let evil and greed kick it’s butt.

See you after the holidays!

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