It looks like Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has decided to speed up Santa’s schedule. Declaring Christmas to start in October, he’s probably hoping a bit of premature holiday cheer will distract from, you know, the whole “questionable election” situation. What better way to say, “Forget democracy, think about Christmas cookies!” than by fast-tracking festive spirit by three months? Who needs a free press or a functioning economy when you’ve got Mariah Carey on repeat and plastic snowmen on every corner?
Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro declares Christmas to begin in October
