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bambamramfan:

kontextmaschine:

It’s actually kinda neat that 2 of America’s seasonal festivals (Thanksgiving/fall and Independence Day/summer) are coded nationalistically and the other 2 (Christmas/winter and Easter/spring) religious

You would be the first to admit that Big Capitalism is not America\u2019s religion, but it is a dominant force in the country. And I think Christmas is more capitalist than it is religion. So 2/1/1

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Yeah, the draining religious content is an interesting synecdoche for the national culture here (Pilgrims giving thanks used to bear religious overtones!)

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