Meet MythAmerica's video: Strange Brew: Part 17: How the Liberal Grinch Stole Christmas

The War on Christmas segments on the FOX news channel have become an American Christmas season institution for 16 years now. Usually right near the beginning of December the FOX pundits begin gathering to announce that, just like the never-ending war in Afghanistan, the War on Christmas is still raging, and to discuss reports of the conflict from the front lines. Their breathless reports blame “secular progressives” for undermining Christian values as part of a grander scheme to lead the United States down the path of sin and collectivism, all starting with attempts to undermine the celebration of Christmas in America. As one online article puts it: “Liberal pundits respond to Fox’s “Christmas Under Siege” segments by mocking conservatives and getting cheap laughs at the general silliness of it all. Few however, have addressed or taken seriously the broader politics of which this phenomenon is a part. The war on Christmas is more than a tinfoil hat conspiracy theory…it is a gateway into a conservative politics that exalts capitalism, racism, and nativism while attacking the Left. This has been going on for so long now that the average American knows nothing about when and how it all began. “ Say WHAT?? Racism and nativism? What on earth is this all about? For the rest of the story, check out this latest Strange Brew Docu-Commentary titled “How the Liberal Grinch Stole Christmas.” About the series: The STRANGE BREW Series is an ongoing examination of the current reality AND surprising historical background of the weird symbiosis of GOP Politics, Big Business, and Evangelical Christianity during the presidential administration of Donald Trump, which is affecting a wide swath of US issues including the climate change and ecological crises debates, public education, economics, civil rights, social justice, and even gun rights and gun control. The first four episodes of the series discuss the features of this strange brew that have been observed starting with Trump’s entry in 2015 into the race for the presidency and going clear up to the present, as we hurtle toward the election of 2020. Starting with episode 5 the series goes back in time, starting all the way back to a century ago and moving forward eventually to the present, investigating the unusual and unexpected historical origins of the merging of right-wing politics, libertarian economics, and conservative Evangelical Christianity that characterizes both the current Republican party and the presidential administration of Donald Trump. And is poised to greatly affect the presidential election of 2020. The following is the link to the playlist page for the series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCYRhwAqkvA&list=PLdUj022icjZyZpmzvnu0gNl1ub_UyyDS4&index=17&t=0s Part 1: Donald Trump’s Strangest Bedfellows Part 2: MORE of Donald Trump’s Strangest Bedfellows Part 3: Eye of Newt and Foot of Frog Part 4: Wrapping Weirdness in the Flag Part 5: Manufacturing a Revival Part 6: Threading Through History Part 7: Boston Bolsheviks? Part 8: Manufacturing an Ogre Part 9: Jumpstarting a Slumbering Ogre Part 10: Pitchforks and Torches Time Part 11: Better Red than Dead Part 12: American Anti-Communism: The Rise of the Grass Roots Part 13: Return of the Nutty Professor Part 14: “Make America Christian Again” Part 15: The GasLight of Liberty Part 16: Stirring the Pot Part 17: How the Liberal Grinch Stole Christmas