This is my Christmas card to all of you – the people I’ve gotten to know over the years from all of the conversations we’ve had over the years – even though I’ve only met a few of you in person so far.
You’ve been my friends during a time when I came to the realization that many of the people I thought I knew were not. And now I know who is.
We have been through much together, these past four years especially – and knowing I can always find a friend here to haggle good-naturedly over this or that – which is a rare thing in these hyper-ideological times – has always been a source of good fun and good learning for me. I hope it is and will always be so for you, too.
And I hope everyone wakes up to a wonderful Christmas – and that the coming year is a good one for everyone!
Thanks to all of you – and Merry Christmas!
-Eric
Merry Christmas to all. Wishing everybody a great new year.
Merry Christmas and Peace Filled 2025 to all my brothers and sisters who frequent Eric’s community,
May your Christmas Day and the days following bring y’all the best of the season–appreciation of the good traditions we all share and rejection of the authoritarian actions of all levels of government. One tradition that I enjoy very much personally is participating in the, sometimes peppery, discussions in this comment section. Also, personal thanks to Eric for providing this unique playground for we libertarian realists. Deep gratitude from the woods of TN.
Not to pee on everyone’s “Christmas”, “Christmas” used to be outlawed by the church, as what it ACTUALLY was, was Saturn worship. It’s Saturnalia, re-purposed and modernized. It’s why we give material gifts on “Christmas”, rather than seeking a deeper connection to our creator.
By matter of fact, knowing a bit about when shepherds would be actually be in those fields at night, and knowing how Jews work and like to make everything “opposite” and offensive, especially to Christians, the most likely date of Jesus’ birth is April 1, otherwise known as “April Fools Day”. When wikipedia states the following: “Although many theories have been proposed, the exact origin of April Fools’ Day is not exactly known.”, then what you can surmise, is that the real reason would piss you off, so they hide it from you.
And also, the notion that Jesus was born in a manger with animals, is also equally offensive, and I reject this unilaterally as well.
So, while I can appreciate the sentiment of “Christmas” when one is wholly ignorant on the subject, learned and educated Christians should reject the vast majority of “Christmas” as deeply offensive to them as well as God.
If anything can be true, then it’s that our FEELINGS on this subject, which have been quite deeply programmed into us clearly, should take an absolute back seat to what we know to be factual and true. And if you’ll excuse me, I’ll be sitting Saturnalia (Satan’s day! Yay! Retch…) out this year.
Good luck, everyone. For my people perish, but for lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6.
Nanaimo bars, gotta have Nanaimo bars for it to be Christmas.
It’s Christmas in Killarney and all of the folks back home.
Even in Killarney, Manitoba. A scenic place that will not be too soon forgotten.
Never been to Nanaimo out there in British Columbia, must be a nice spot on the planet, though.
Merry Christmas Eric and to all who frequent this site.
This is my fave site…..Thanks Eric, you outlaw !!
Merry Christmas !!!
Merry Christmas
Merry Xmas, trouble maker!
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas, Eric.
Thanks for what you do.
Ditto
Merry Christmas to you, Eric, and all those who are regularly at this site!
Steve
Merry Christmas to you, Eric, and everyone else on this site.
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas Eric to you and your family. Thanks so much for your website.
Visiting your website is a major high point of my day. For a couple of reasons. Your writing is excellent, and many of the comments are also. God love you for keeping your censorship to a bare minimum, among other things. I could go on, but my hands don’t work well anymore.
Back atchya, Eric.
Thanks for being a voice of reason in these tumultuous times. And for providing a place for like-minded people to gather.
This is my third Christmas as a widower. It sucks. But, she believed in her heart & confessed with her mouth that Christ was Lord, I know we’ll be together again one day. Blessings to all.
In these frozen and silent nights
Sometimes in a dream, you appear
Outside under the purple sky
Diamonds in the snow sparkle
Our hearts were singing
It felt like Christmastime
–The Pretenders, 2000 Miles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEyGZlBdkaA
Went back to Ohio
But my city was gone – Chrissie Hynde, the Pretenders
Get back, get back, to where you once belonged.
Merry Christmas to you Eric, and all the other posters here!
Merry Christmas to you as well.
‘The Greatest Gift of All’
“… All Americans have a huge stake in Christianity. Whether or not we are individually believers in Christ, we are beneficiaries of the moral doctrine that has curbed power and protected the weak. […]
Christianity’s emphasis on the worth of the individual makes such power as Lenin claimed, and Washington now claims, unthinkable. Be we religious or be we not, our celebration of Christ’s birthday celebrates a religion that made us masters of our souls and of our political life on Earth. Such a religion as this is worth holding on to even by atheists.”…
https://www.lewrockwell.com/2024/12/paul-craig-roberts/the-greatest-gift-of-all/
It is believed that there are more than 200,000,000 Chinese Christians. Every Christmas is merry and bright, I’m sure. What else can it be?
It is Christmas all over the world.
One person did change the world. Saved many souls since then.
Gotta go Bethlehem to pay taxes, flip flop, it never stops.
Now Jesus don’t like killing
No matter what the reason’s for
And you flag decal won’t get you
Into heaven anymore – John Prine, Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore
Merry Christmas Eric! Appreciate you and your fight for liberty.
Merry Christmas. Unlike our Congressmen, I hope everyone here has a wonderful day filled with good food, frothy beer, jovial conversation, and lots of love.
And “Wallace and Gromit” on BBC One.
There is still a Britain.
Thanks for all you do Eric. I hope that you and all your commenters have a very Merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Thank you, Eric, Merry Christmas to you and yours also!
Merry Christmas to you Eric! Keep fighting the good fight.
Merry Christmas, Eric. I greatly appreciate all that you do.
All I want for Christmas is an EDIT button! 😀
Merry Christmas to you kind sir. You’ve created quite a nice gathering place for us.
RK wrote, “All I want for Christmas is an EDIT button! ”
thats funy
Thank you for another great year of content and Merry Christmas.
Same to you, Buddy. May His Blessings be upon you, now and in the coming years. Let us remember His final command to us as given in the Book of John, “34 So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. 35 Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”