To My Democratic Friends:
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> Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes
> for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress,
> non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice
> holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the
> religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your
> choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or
> traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or
> secular traditions at all.
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> I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and
> medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally
> accepted calendar year 2019, but not without due respect for the
> calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society
> have helped make America great. Not to imply that America is
> necessarily greater than any other countries nor the only "America" in
> the Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the
> race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual
> preference and/or personal sexual identity.
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> To My Republican Friends:
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> Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!