Had a tweet today from a friend of mine (a bit of a Comrade) tagged #godlesschristmas.

So… a Godless celebration of the birth of the Son of God…how does that work?Eat
I suppose if you want to eat yourself fatter…

Drink
…and drink yourself senseless…

And be merry
…you just ignore the tedious spiritual stuff and get on with it.

Party people
It seems odd to me though. I mean, I’m not a Comrade, so I don’t celebrate the birth of Lenin, Trotsky, Stalin, Mao, Ho Chi Minh, Pol Pot, etc., etc.

And if a Comrade were to invite me to a festive do to mark the birth or mourn the passing of any of the above, I’d politely decline.

I wouldn’t think, OK, they’re mass murderers, but what the hell, it’s a chance to pig out.

But it’s somehow fine for atheists to think, OK, well, I don’t believe any of this God thing, but, what the..er…whatever they say in place of hell, it’s a chance to pig out and prig out, so ding dong merrily on high.

Still…

Merry Christmas to all.

Nuff said

PS
I read they’re calling themselves Brights now.

Pretentious? Nom de Derrida, certainement pas!