Santa and NORAD, wtf?
Maybe some people think this is cute: Many armies and agencies tracked Santa, NORAD’s Santa tracker and so on. I do not. It’s an attempt to put a cute, friendly gloss on military surveillance which, though possibly necessary (I’m not here to debate that) is far from cute. The sooner this tradition is allowed to wither away, the better.
I also notice the francophone media don’t get suckered by this thing, and good for them. CBC undercut the cute thing with a kicker saying “Defence agency also keeping on top of any possible signs of a North Korea missile launch”!
JaneyB 10:47 on 2019-12-25 Permalink
I confess I do find it kind of cute though I worry it makes him seem a little too real. I think we were at the sweet spot with Canada Post and the HOH OHO postal code.
Chris 13:55 on 2019-12-25 Permalink
What’s wrong with making him seem real?
dhomas 15:53 on 2019-12-25 Permalink
I don’t think anyone was saying there’s anything wrong with making Santa look real. It’s who’s doing it that’s problematic.
dhomas 15:54 on 2019-12-25 Permalink
Oh, I just noticed JaneyB’s comment about “too real”, and now I understand Chris’ comment.
Kevin 16:03 on 2019-12-25 Permalink
It’s not new. NORAD has been tracking Santa since 1955, before it was NORAD.
qatzelok 16:10 on 2019-12-25 Permalink
If only NORAD were more concerned with whta the other prophets are doing to the world.