Ebaneezer Scrooge was a Conservative.

[Armstead]

The idiot conservatives who are bemoaning the "Liberal Secularist War on Christmas" don't even recognize the traditions of their own damn holiday.

Dicken's tale A Christmas Carol has helped to form many of our ideas of Christmas. But if right wing fundies want to really look at Christmas in political terms, they ought to really look at it in political terms.

The mean old Scrooge was a classic Elitist Free Market Conservative. His religion was Business, he was opposed to workers rights and he believed that everyone has to make it on their own in life without any help from anyone. He also was a Puritan, who was disgusted by merriment and frivolity.

After being shown the error of his ways, Scrooge became a Liberal Humanist Weenie. He also stopped being a self-righteous prig, and realized that fun and frivolity is also important.

His conversion also was brought about by supernatural ghosts and spirits. The kind of Pagan New Age occultism that Fundies claim is the work of Satan.

So if CONservatives really want to practice the Spirit of Christmas, they ought to become liberals.

[fasttense]

1. Bah Humbug.

"Are their no prisons? Are there no workhouses?" A classic neocon concept.

[Armstead]

3. They're in China, and the Corporate CONservatives are using them

[drm604]

2. Excellent frame!

We need to push this. Maybe letters to the editor?

[Loonman]

4. Scrooge was a capitalist libertarian

Cratchit was a prole.

[Armstead]

5. Sort of like Rupoert Murdoch?

[BoneDaddy]

6. And so it goes...

Think about it...Not only was Ebenezer Scrooge a conservative, but almost every story, including children's stories, movies etc... the ANTAGONIST is much more like a republican conservative than a liberal, who is more representative of the protagonist.

Think of the last couple of years alone. Harry Potter, much more a liberal than than voldemort, Lord of the Rings, The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Star Wars etc...

I am going to post about this.

[Armstead]

7. Don't forget Mr. Potter

Anotehr Christmas Classic is the movie "It's a Wonderful life."

The villan Mr. Potter would probably be appointed to replace Alam Greenspan were he alive today.