Welcome Comrades, first I should denounce myself for not being as present here as I should. There are valid reasons for this, and as soon as I can come up with them, I shall. But rest assured, your Marshal is still here....even if he may be off to Texas next week.

I was just thinking, perhaps it would be nice for a thread for my comrades to share their Winter Solstice/Winter Holidays stories, memories, wishes etc.

For instance, I recall the many past and present holidays, out on the streets with my red barrel and clanging bell, and white beard I wear for disguise, collecting OPM. Oh Comrades, you would not believe how many busy shoppers never notice that my bucket says "Socialist Army" as they pull out their contributions....and my trained Jimmy Carter nano rabbits slip into their pockets to retrieve PIN and account numbers.

Or perhaps you have a special memory of collectivizing your neighborhood during a past holiday and the various methods used to route out those in need of further re-education. This would also be a good place to share your favorite holiday treats such as Holiday Beet Wine, Solstice Potato Cookies etc.

To all my Comrades, may you have a Merry Socialist Season!

This is not the time to celebrate. Our work is not done. We must continue to affect the culture until the day when not one municipality displays a nativity scene, and the Salvation Army is nationalized.




Here is a little Christmas poem. Make sure you have a Kleenex on hand.

Comrade Leninka, you should not feel so discouraged! The World on Next Tuesday has arrived, it is growing stronger, and socialism is on the move! Obamacare will soon be passed, cap and trade will be right behind, Obama just saved the Copenhagan conference!

Besides, I found another true believer that pointed out some very important things -

"This seems to be the ONE time of year where people TRY to care (average people mind you).

Stories always pop up of people FEELING like they should do good things. FINALLY give a couple of bucks to the homeless guy on the corner they have shunned the rest of the year, MAYBE volunteer to feed the homeless, MAYBE tip a little extra, MAYBE help a neighbor get that tree in the house or help clear their snow-covered drive. MAYBE more people do a nice thing for someone ELSE that week. MAYBE they give a little more to charity. MAYBE they help wrap gifts for underprivileged children. MAYBE they are genuinely NICER and HELPFUL to people they otherwise would IGNORE.

Yeah, for many it makes up for ignoring the greater good the rest of the year and yeah, many of their reasons might be selfish but society WINS for one day or one week!

MAYBE that is all they do all year but why knock that? I don't frankly care if they (for once) do it in the name of some religion or pretend they do it because their religion has taken over a date on a calendar.

It is the SOCIAL thing to do and if THAT is their excuse to do the right thing then so be it. They are doing it. SOME of us do it year around but know what? I'll let them believe in Purple, Thong Wearing Hippos if they will AT LEAST do the SOCIAL thing once a year. Better than never I guess.

I love the Christmas season for this one reason. For one day or one week, SOCIAL AWARENESS has its place no matter the reason for a large section of the population. I'll take all I can get from Americankind. However little that may be.

Hey, its a start. We have our day. May it strengthen into our MONTH!"

Between the great global warming confab, and the blizzards that are hammering two continents, I hardly know what dogma I should be chanting right now. Let me just report that us Canadians got rapped for stubbornly continuing to heat our homes in the winter, over the altruistic objections of the Congo.

I denounce acts of personal charity. That's the government's job. You just pay your taxes and let the experts decide who get's what. You aren't qualified to make such weighty decisions.

Welcome back Pupovich. We've turned up the juice on the "invisible fence" so you don't stray again.

Comrade Marshall, thank you and the collective for the opportunity to villify our political opponents celebrate our diversity in this joyous Winter Solstice season of no religious or philosophical import whatsoever. The story I wish to share is of recent vintage as related by the hilariously humorous (in a funny sort of way) People's humorist Garrison Keillor, who recently told this side-splitter:

Garrison Keillor wrote: And all those lousy holiday songs by Jewish guys that trash up the malls every year, Rudolph and the chestnuts and the rest of that dreck. Did one of our guys write ‘Grab your loafers, come along if you wanna, and we'll blow that shofar for Rosh Hashanah'? No, we didn't. Christmas is a Christian holiday—if you're not in the club, then buzz off.

Now, I know that many wingnuts consider Comrade Garrison to be the elitist NPR-contributing jackass version of Andy Rooney (only even more annoying, if such were possible) and so they have leapt upon this story and attempted to portray it as evidence of "the hypocrisy of progressives" (which does not exist as we all know.) But I say it's not like he is against free healthcare like you Nazis are, so give it up, wingnuts.

And a joyous Winter Solstice season of no religious or philosophical import whatsoever to all.

Welcome back, Marshal Pupovich! What is a dog's idea of a good, heart-warming story? The answer may be this doggy-style visual. I guess it could be called Christmas-related because it involves what appears to be Prancer.

Comrade Opiate - this ethnically-challenged Christmas business is really a mess. One of the most frequently played Christmas songs, an openly racist tune that says"...and may all your Christmases be White" was written by a Jew - Irvin Berlin. Even such experienced Commissar of Humor as Garrison Keillor couldn't make heads or tails of it and find the guilty party. It's easier just to abandon the whole Christmas thing altogether - which is exactly what the progressive movement is doing.

It seems rather awkward to wish our comrades S of the equator a happy "Winter holidays"... when it's summer there. Hmmm... The Party should have a solution.

Red Square wrote: It's easier just to abandon the whole Christmas thing altogether - which is exactly what the progressive movement is doing.

I'm glad you mentioned this, comrade, for the somewhat progressive blog Hillbuzz http://hillbuzz.org/ has endeavored to create a new winter festival for all worshipers of the new god, Obama:

Hillbuzz wrote: The Twelve Days of Obamamas: Day Nine

Everyone sing along!

On the Ninth Day of Obamamas, Oblahblah sent to me…

* Nine deep bows to foreign leaders

* Eight bags of arugula

* Seven non-existent states

* Six media lapdogs

* Five tax scofflaws

* Four election bullies

* Three bankrupt coal states

* Two cups of UniTea

And a Unicorn in an ACORN tree!

I can hardly wait to see what treasures the final 3 days of Obamamas bring.
Not even the anile Comrade Garrison could find fault with such a splendid musical tribute.

Komrade Turboski wrote:It seems rather awkward to wish our comrades S of the equator a happy "Winter holidays"... when it's summer there. Hmmm... The Party should have a solution.

The Party does have a solution, comrade, and it is the same solution the Party always has: turn everything upside down.

Well before I share my non-denominational winter solstice story I think we should sing one of my favorite solstice carols first.....to get us all in that festive socialist gift giving mood.