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Is Santa a subtle form of perceptual training for the forming mind?
The question is. Does Santa hate poor kids? Lets ask a poor kid.
Questioner: What did Santa get you for Christmas?
Poor Kid: Nothing man! He got Bill the kid that beats me up an X Box 360 but he didn't even come to my house.
Furthermore all the Santa stories proclaim that "bad kids" get a lump of coal or nothing for Christmas and the kids all know this at a young age. A child does not need to be told they are "bad" to many times before they believe it. If this is training it is truly aimed at a demographic. Could this be intentional? Give me some thoughts on this worth reading please.
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- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
The story is of course false. The concept of using a gift giver such as santa shows how a bribe is used to control kids. Remember when your parents used to say "be good at all times, he knows whether you're naughty or nice and when you're sleeping"? Kids love receiving gifts and they'll be as nice as possible to receive gifts.
The santa claus story could have been used as a demographic at one point. Poor kids who did not receive gifts may have believed they were naughty and grew up selfish even when they later learn of the story be ing false. Then again, some rich people's kids are total snobs. It may very well be a mind forming factor to differentiate the naughty and the nice or the poor and the rich if you receive a gift or not.
