My last post was on Christmas day, but I forgot to say, Merry Chr Holiday Greetings! Apologies.
I’m a little confused about what you’re supposed to say now, so I’m happy that Western Union has provided me with the necessary and appropriate phrases for this special time of the year. It was a few days before the 25th and I was sending some money to the family. The first image on the WU website was a cheerful scene- a biracial gathering at the dinner table, just like you see everywhere now, well, in commercials at least. These commercials, however, and the TV shows and movies we watch, seem to have had an effect on our perceptions; a recent poll my aunt sent me went and asked the guy on the street questions about race and gender. Here’s the first question on the list:
* What percentage of the country is black? Answers 41%.
Actual 12%. If you watch commercials, you will think it is 90%.
I guessed around 14%, but I was raised in Seattle, and currently live in Montana, the last white holdouts. Plus I don’t watch TV. The rest of the questions had to do with mixed marriages, gender, wealth and so on, with similar results: the country is biracial, gay, trans, etc. Possibly unscientific but you gotta admit, they are really pushing it in media. The Western Union image had 7 people at the festive-holiday dinner table. From left to right: black woman, black man and their daughter, white woman, white man and daughter, old guy. The daughters were both on the lap of their fathers, of course; why should the woman be portrayed as the nurturing parent? The black woman was somewhat separated from her husband, who was scrunched up close to the beaming white woman, who was separated even more from her husband and daughter, who looked like she was having less fun than the black girl. Next to the white husband was an old guy who didn’t look like anyone else at the table- kind of racially neutral. I forgot to screen grab the picture, but you get the idea.
Anyway, after I clicked ‘send’ for the money transfer, a note came up saying I could add a holiday message. Well, why not add a cheery "Merry Christmas!” to the transaction, I thought and so I clicked yes.
But “Merry Christmas” wasn’t one of the choices. Here, in order of appearance, were the images and greetings you could send:
So, since I’m kind of traditional and for me this is the Christmas season, I’d like to wish everyone a belated, “Gingerbread Jaccuzzi!”, or “Merry Snow Globe!” if you prefer.
This is a war for the heart and souls of humanity. It’s definitely a war and the average person doesn’t know they are being targeted with a continuous barrage of "social engineering weapons". From covering up human faces so children don’t learn to speak properly or understand non-verbal communication to making a mockery of science by saying a man can be a woman (thanks, Cmdr Rachel L) and everything in between, we are at war. The propaganda arm of the opposing side has been successful at creating the narrative with constant "big lie" pronouncements that, repeated often enough, become truth to the unaware. Don’t give in to the lies. Don’t ever let them become the accepted "new normal".