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    “We will be GLAD to return when Christians & Those who fear God and HATE evil! Thank ------ You,”

    … yeah, that seems about right.

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      Lived near there once. It was truly amazing to see how unified the entire populus was. Nobody ever got into fights over anything, and there certainly weren’t any stabbings at a bar in town while I was there.

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      It’s amazing how many things hurt the omnipotent being they worship. The words “happy holidays,” red cups, plastic Halloween decorations in July…

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      I don’t keep up with warlock seniority in New York and I don’t know who Magnus Bane is, but I read in another comment that John Ramirez is now a former warlock who says he died, went to hell, repented, and was sent back to life to preach against Satan. I’m not ready to take the guy’s word about all that, but it’s clear he no longer is taking up the top warlock spot, assuming he ever did, so there’s currently no conflict with Mr. Bane holding that title.

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    I mean, I cant say I disagree with the irrational rage of holiday creep. seeing Christmas shit out in october, and halloween shit out in July/August is infuriating.

    Far better ways to to approach it than this ridiculous satanic panic and other myriad religious bullshit, though.

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      Stores have seasonal sections. When 4th of July has passed, halloween is the next big retail holiday, followed by Christmas. When you consider that empty seasonal sections are the alternative, halloween in July makes a lot more sense.

      What I’ll never forgive is Christmas music before Thanksgiving.

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      What else are stores supposed to do with their seasonal areas other than stock for the next decoration-based holiday?

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      People like this usually aren’t smart or sane enough to understand perspective. They think everyone thinks the way they do and can’t fathom otherwise.

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    When a minority of people think they are the majority. Fewer trash like them every year.

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    Fucking hell, evangelical freaks fear God too?? Is their entire day just fear 24/7? Afraid of gays, afraid of trans, afraid of communism?! afraid of socialism, afraid of Muslims…

    What an awful existence…

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      Yes. Fear is the basis of Christian fundamentalism, and it has become a super convenient way for the Republican party to keep them in line.

      When fear is the baseline for your worldview, you see boogeymen around every corner.

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      I just don’t understand how these people are so upset at every single little thing and it’s not just upset about it, they think that every thing they don’t like is a personal affront to them. Like it’s gotta be exhausting to constantly be that upset.

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      Yes. They also believe that you’re supposed to teach your children to fear you. I’m convinced they believe that fear is the heart of love. They won’t admit that they think fear is a virtue but they do. Because they don’t understand that fear is a tool. You should have fears, they help you make wise decisions, but they need to be based in reality and regularly reexamined. They have little security and comfort and what they do have is couched in fear or conflict.

      Like, it’s such a thing in their lives that if I could have my evil leftist re-education camps, they’d just be teaching cognitive and dialectical behavioral therapies.