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WHY YOU'RE A TOTAL RETARD IF YOU DONATED TO BLM (AND DOUBLY SO IF YOU SHARED THEIR HASHTAG OR DONATION LINK TO ENABLE YOUR FRIENDS TO BE SCAMMED AS WELL)

HAH! If you ever shared a BLM meme, used #BLM in posts, or added a donation link to BLM, congratulations, you are a gullible retard. If you're someone who actually donated money, you're still a gullible retard, but at least you put your money where your mouth is. Most of you retards simply posted a link to feel like part of the "cool kids club" and signal your blind virtue towards anything some scammer convinces you to support. Hopefully you get a refund. Don't count on it, though. There's a lesson to be learned in all of this...  JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE CONVINCES YOU THAT YOU ARE "HELPING" DOES NOT MEAN THAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY HELPING ANYTHING.   JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE CLAIMS TO BE A VICTIM AND ASKS FOR YOUR HELP BY GIVING THEM MONEY DOESN'T MEAN THEY ACTUALLY NEED HELP, OR YOUR MONEY. PEOPLE LIE. PERIOD. It's up to you to use your own fucking brain to determine when someone is manipulating you through fear or goodwill. Some of us tried to warn you...
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"Hang Myself From The Tree" by The Vandals

I always thought that Christmas songs were supposed to be uplifting and joyful. Thanks to The Vandals I know differently. Oi To The World was one of the first Christmas albums that I ever purchased with my own allowance money as a young punk. The Vandals are all about humor in their music, so I wasn't surprised by songs like "My First Christmas as a Woman" or "Christmas Time for My Penis."  However, "Hang Myself From The Tree" caught me a bit off guard. 

A depressing Christmas song? Wow. I'm not saying that this is the only one that exist at the time. Maybe it was. Maybe it wasn't, but it was definitely the first one that had an impact on me. One drab song among a collection of tongue-in-cheek music is not going to make anyone mistake The Vandals for an emo band. However, "Hang Myself From The Tree" is an eye opening song that reminds the listener that Christmas isn't always such a great time of year for everyone. 

"The season of suicide / I know why they died" sings Vandals' guitarist Warren Fitzgerald. "Christmas reminds me that I have nothing." Those that have families and friends to spend time with during the holidays should feel fortunate as not everyone is lucky enough to have the same supportive community. Not everyone has exciting holiday plans and togetherness to look forward to. "I won't write a note / because it would be addressed to no one." For those that live much of their lives alone, Christmas time can be a cold reminder of one's lack of friendship and camaraderie. Add a global pandemic on top of the mix and such feelings of loneliness may be amplified.

In an unprecedented time when many of us are stressed out and lonely it can be beneficial to take a moment to step back and remind ourselves of how fortunate we really are...

Don't forget to check-in on your friends and family during these holidays. Make that phone call. Send that message. You never know who needs it. Even if it's just to say "Merry Christmas, Asshole. Now fuck off again!"

...and then please try to cheer back up! The song has a tuba in it FFS! At least the studio version does anyway. 😄

Check out "Santa's Sweaty Sack : Christmas Punk Rock Playlist" on Spotify: link

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