Revenge of the Claus
Haven’t I exhausted the subject of the fictitious War on Christmas yet? Yes and no. I’m tired of writing about diabolical Fallwell and the Worm O’Reilly, but have you heard about the Battle of New Zealand?
A group of about 40 Santa Clauses went on a drunken rampage in Auckland, New Zealand the other night. They raged through the town, spraying graffiti and urinating on walls, looting stores, vandalizing Christmas trees, throwing bottles and attempting to board a cruise ship.
The “event,” called Santarchy, according to the event's organizer Alex Dyer, was a worldwide phenomenon designed to “dismantle the commercialization of Christmas.” So far, the worldwide bit remains wishful thinking on his part. It seems that the attempt to put Chaos back in Christmas is confined to New Zealand, where the grass is green this time of year; where men are men and sheep are circumspect.
Our own Santa Corps seems sober and hard working so far, but can we trust them?
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