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A just transition for Santa - sustainable Christmas's

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Sustainable Christmas Spoiler alert “”” Santa’s not real! Yes, I was saddened when my big sister told me that, but she felt I deserved to know the truth! If he’s not real then who or what is he? What is the truth? and why do we find it acceptable to deceive and tell children lies, surely; this is setting a bad example to the next generation, or are we in general a bunch of deceitful liars indoctrinating the next generation into also being greedy consumerist liars? Firstly, where did he come from? 2nd spoiler alert it wasn’t the north pole!( lets not discuss global ice loss polar bears and pole disinformation here) There’s a massive difference between father Christmas and Santa Claus – especially! in England (not Scotland as historically Christmas as we now know it, was never celebrated in Scotland) Father Christmas in England was based on - an English a pre Christianity Pagan who was robe`d in a green hooded cloak, wearing a wreath of Holly or mistletoe who would go around, li