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My Irony Meter Just Exploded
Austin Cline from About Atheism has been busily constructing satirical propaganda posters pointing out hypocrisies and absurdities in the current American political system and how it kowtows to the religious right. In the poster below, in my opinion, Austin nails what seems to be the way that Christian Nationalists view non-theistic and secular attempts to actually get the government to follow the First Amendment.
Who knew that his satire was so close to the truth?
[Austine Cline] The above image is taken from a World War II poster exhorting soldiers to take good care of their boots -- it has no direct bearing on the war itself or the causes at issue in the war. In this context, however, it seemed an appropriate image to depict how Christian Nationalists seem to perceive the alleged threats to their treasured religious symbols.
Irony, thy name is William Donohue of the Catholic League.
[William Donohue] Cline may want to pass this off as satire, but any fair-minded person who looks around his site will understand that his brand of atheism is explicitly anti-Christian. The altered poster is, in fact, a true characterization of the anti-Christian animus at work. Moreover, it offers a glimpse into the mindset of radical secularists who seek to neuter Christmas.
Watch out, Austin, or your own irony meter could explode and you could lose an eye or something!
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I heard this morning that Wal-Mart has brought back, "Merry Christmas", and will also have displays prominently declaring the same. Which is fine, they are privately owned, etc etc etc. Just funny when you hear it as news that, "We have won the war on Christmas!" from a conservative talk-show host. Funny... and pathetic...
- Matt
For once, I agree with Donohue
As a radical secularist, nothing would give me greater pleasure than to get rid of the stupid holiday. BAH!
even secularists can have a holiday
It's not as if it's a Christain holiday anyway. It's just the old pegan festival of lights/Winter Solstice festival celebrating the return of life to the area (aka: The days are getting longer! We won't be frozen into oblivion-sicles, hooray!) with a dead guy tacked on.
Anyway try telling that to the department stores.
If an exploding irony meter puts your eye out....
a passing Messiah could gob on the ground, make a paste, rub it over the afflicted orb and restore your sight. What? He doesn't do PA's any more now cameras have been invented? Kinell. What's that Lassie? Evil Darwin believin' scientists using stem cells have cured blind mice?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6120664.stm
Well, shit.