I have it on good authority that there is a massive psychological operation to deceive young children (as young as 2 or 3) into believing a myth that is called "Santa Claus."

This psyop is engaged on the youngest of minds in society. It is perpetuated in such a way as to have grown men dress up in a costume, pretend to live in a make-believe place, and bestow free gibs on those who have no income to buy such things for themselves.

The media promotes this deception. Adults all throughout society promote this deception. Some adults lie about the truth when confronted by children who ask "inconvenient" questions.

So ...

I remember when I started to question the existence of the jolly man. I started wondering: How could such a fat man get down a narrow chimney? What about houses that didn't have a chimney? What about kids who lived in apartments? Wait a second! How can he make it to all the houses all around the world in just one night??? There must be what ... a million houses? How is that possible.

Santa is a fun story for kids, but I think many adults get more joy out of it than the kids, in many cases. But it is also the first introduction to a massive lie told to us at a time that we are incapable of understanding truth from fiction.

Does it set the stage later in life for people to continue to be deceived about other, more important things? Does it set the stage to promote socialism or communism?

If we have 3 options, which is best for kids and society in general:

(1) Pretend that Santa Claus is real, keep pretending, until the kids "grow out of it" (through no help from the adults), and continue doing things the way they have been done for a long time? (But is this damaging to people in the long run, setting them up to believe in lies all throughout their life, and not question "authority?")

(2) Tell kids right away that it is all just a fantasy, and let them play at it the way they "play house" or "cops and robbers." They know they are not really an adult in their playhouse. They know they are not really a mother or father in that playhouse. They know that tea is not real. They know they are not a cop or a robber (or cowboy or Indian). But they have fun pretending and using their imagination. Is this a better path?

(3) Let them believe the deception, but when they start to question, sit down to have a talk with them. Have them say why they might believe it, and why they might question in. Help them work out the truth for themselves, and then congratulate them on figuring it out on their own. Use this as a learning tool in the future, as you help guide them through life in seeing the lies of society.

What say you?