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Jestersage t1_j1kg8kn wrote

Reply to comment by MicahBurke in Did Oliver Cromwell Ban Christmas? by Brattonismybae

Look on the brightside: You ain't the only group of Protestants that acts contrarians. In fact, sometimes I feel many traditions, habit, and "culture" are due to being contrarian.

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roguetrick t1_j1kk873 wrote

It's almost like it's in the name that they need to protest everything.

Edit: On a more serious note, what you're describing is general ingroup/outgroup mechanics. If too many people conform to the ingroup, they need to create new rules in order to maintain an outgroup.

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Jestersage t1_j1l1sk3 wrote

I know you laugh about that, but somehow I suspect Catholic hate on socialism (there's actual Papal letters/document abotu why Socialism is always communism) and Orthodox stating non recognizing Immaculate Conception after Catholic proclaim it as infallible (so I heard) are all example of such.

Everything is good until someone you dislike agree to it - then it's not.

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