HUH? BUT I THOUGHT HE WAS HITLER! The Seattle Weekly asks, “Is Bush the Antichrist?”
UPDATE: Reader Zelda Aronstein thinks this is all wrong:
Bush ain’t the anti-Christ; Santa is.
There are many structuralist alignments and axes between the two figures:
Santa is an anagram for Satan.
Both wear red.
Both have beards.
Both are associated with animals with cloven hoofs.
Santa is all about MATERIAL rewards for behavior – as an inducement for behavior; so is Satan.
Santa is short for “Santa Claus” which is another name for Saint Nicholas; Nick is an old name for Satan.
Santa lives in the North Pole – which is the exact opposite Hell; (opposites attract).
Santa is a distraction from the original purpose of Christmas; (gifts might be more properly associated with Three Kings Day – a practice which is common in Latin America).
That ole deceiver is at it again. Though, theologically, I think Satan and the Antichrist are distinct.