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Video: SantaCon Participants Share Their Thoughts On The Millions March
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John Del Signore
Published Dec 16, 2014
Modified Dec 16, 2014
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What happens when thousands of inebriated bros from Long Island flood the city wearing Santa costumes on the same day that thousands of activists are marching in the streets to demand social justice? Filmmaker Jeff Seal spent Saturday pivoting between the two events, and if you know anything about SantaCon, Seal's stirring al-Qaeda recruitment video will not shock you:
Tragically, the political demonstration delayed the arrival of some Santas, but ultimately it couldn't stop them. NOTHING CAN. "One of our friends almost couldn't even get here because of the protest, but she finally made it," one annoyed Santa said. Another wonders, "Do the people marching know what they're marching for?"
Seal adds that when he saw Santas get caught in the march "it was like matter and anti-matter meeting—they were basically the exact opposite of each other."
This will be our last SantaCon post of 2014. (Shut up, we're serious!) For more on SantaCon, please read Lauren Evans's brave report from the front lines.
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Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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