Anarchist publications are not known for their humour. I was pleasantly surprised to come across an article in this one entitled “Scientific Inquiry into Santa Claus”. The article concludes, among other things, that the sleigh would have problems with the atmosphere: “This will heat the reindeer up in the same fashion as spacecraft re-entering the earth’s atmosphere…In short, they will burst into flame almost instantaneously, exposing the reindeer behind them, and create deafening sonic booms. Santa, meanwhile, will be subjected to centrifugal forces 17,500.06 times greater than gravity. In conclusion – if Santa ever did deliver presents on Christmas Eve, he’s dead now.” The rest of the zine addresses more traditional anarchist concerns like freedom, religion, authority, the environment, and animal abuse. These are addressed a little more thoughtfully than normal, with the issues sometimes filtered through personal experience. It’s clearly not intended for the Christmas market. (KR)
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