When Christmas Gets Political

A caged baby Jesus, demonstrating Santas, tree protests — this is what happens when politics and Christmas mix.

Transcript

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00:26We thought about the most famous refugee family in the world,

00:30the family of Jesus.

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01:08They're supposed to represent U.S. soldiers in Iraq,

01:11and they have a little sign on them saying,

01:13bring me home.

01:15We're trying to draw attention to the fact that

01:17too many people have died in this useless, senseless,

01:20meaningless war for nothing.

01:23Nothing.

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01:30I think we have a deep meaning to these times

01:35in which we always talk about this sacrament,

01:37which is something that should be debelled in every way.

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01:48I'm complaining to Santa Claus that he's sad,

01:50because without forests, without trees, there's no Christmas,

01:53there's no gift.

01:54Native forests give us protection from the climate,

01:57they give us protection from floods,

02:00they give us biodiversity that's so rich for our country.