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If this was true ethanasia of pets would be illegal.

I’m not a massive Christmas fan – not out of hate for it, or anything like that.

I just don’t get into it as much as billions of people across the globe. What I really enjoyed about it, though, was the unbridled wonder and excitement of small children – including my own at that age, that something good was going to happen.

Not necessarily getting presents or even the commercial aspect, but that Christmas was a particularly happy time of year, and to be enjoyed by all. Food, drink, and the company of people close to you. And tradition.

Speaking of which, and if one were to live in Melbourne with small children, one of the great traditions is the opening of the Myer Christmas window display. Wonder, joy and anticipation awaits – wide joyful eyes, big little-toothed smiles, the lot.

But no. Nothing, not one thing in the lives of children is safe from these absolute dickheads (the Hun):

Pro-Palestinian activists have been slammed after forcing Myer to cancel the opening event for its iconic Christmas windows display, ignoring pleas from police to respect the holiday ritual.

The so-called Disrupt Wars group will converge on Bourke Street Mall on Sunday, with Victoria Police saying the force would have “visible presence” as a result.

As far as I am aware, Christmas doesn’t feature greatly in the Jewish calendar. And:

The windows attract about 2.4 million visitors each year.

Or used to. And:

A police spokesperson said: “Victoria Police is aware a group of protesters is planning on disrupting the unveiling of the Myer Christmas windows on Sunday.”

“We have repeatedly requested they do not do this, however, the group is not co-operating with police.”

It is believed to be only the second time the launch event has been cancelled since the tradition was started nearly 70 years ago, with the opening canned in 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Just look at this from these socially-inept, friendless flogs:

But the Disrupt Wars group said: “Christmas is cancelled, and there will be no joy or frivolity while children in Gaza are massacred.”

In a statement on social media on Thursday, the group said: “Join us on Sunday, November 17 at 10.30am to interrupt the Christmas windows reveal at Myer and inconvenience those who would rather bury their heads in the capitalist machine than speak up against a genocide.”

Disrupt Wars organiser Amy said children in Australia shouldn’t have “more rights to enjoy Christmas than the children in Palestine”.

“We are going to inconvenience their parents who have chosen apathy over empathy,” she said.

“We’re seeking to interrupt the fun and joy that Myer wants us to share.”

I truly, truly hope the Disrupt Wars people – who, by the way, are too pasty and snivelly to actually get involved in disrupting anything except the enjoyment of small children – are pummelled deep into the crevices in bluestone laneways crisscrossing Bourke Street by the parents of said children.

And the jacks as well. High time the long batons were brought out and used on the right people.

Not necessarily getting presents or even the commercial aspect, but that Christmas was a particularly happy time of year, and to be enjoyed by all. Food, drink, and the company of people close to you.

You get that spiel a lot, especially when in Woolworths. Mention that there’s a birthday involved and they look at you like you just shat the bed.