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Short & Curly

Is Santa Claus a bad person?

Short & Curly

abcpodcasts@abc.net.au

Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Philosophy

4.62.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Imagine if you were being watched every second of the day to make sure you behaved well. And then you got rewarded or punished depending on how you acted? In this episode, we take a long hard look at Santa Claus, because news flash, we are told he's watching you day and night.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is an ABC podcast.

0:05.0

For too long, we have coward under the weight of injustice.

0:10.0

For too long, we have led one person control our lives.

0:16.0

We have been threatened and bust around,

0:20.0

rewarded for obedience, punished for using our own minds.

0:27.0

But no more.

0:30.0

Today, we take our revenge.

0:33.0

Today, we secure our freedom.

0:37.0

Today, we fight back!

0:45.0

It will not be easy, my friends.

0:48.0

Our enemy has eyes everywhere.

0:51.0

Even now, he could see us plotting against him.

0:55.0

I won't lie to you.

0:57.0

Some of us will pay the ultimate price.

1:02.0

Some of us will wake up on Christmas morning

1:06.0

to find no gifts waiting for us.

1:09.0

No scooters, no video games, no cool little craft things.

1:14.0

Nothing but a sad lump of coal.

1:20.0

Oh, hey, Molly.

1:22.0

Who are we going to war with today?

1:24.0

Carl, I thought that was obvious.

1:27.0

With that mysterious shadowy figure

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