Offending Christians is something the left deeply enjoys. I'd guess such costumes are essentially them throwing salt into the wound to make it hurt more. They don't realize they are poking an angry bear whose just waking up from a long hibernation.
The crosses are more prominent on some species of pines than others, for example, they can be prominently seen on loblolly pines (found in the Southern U.S.) and the ponderosa pine (found in the West.)"
https://www.countryliving.com/gardening/garden-ideas/a19610153/pine-tree-crosses-easter-story/
I had to look it up because I've never noticed this either.
Them not giving a fuck about politics is completely rational. Why spend energy and stress on something you have zero control over? They are living their lives and focusing on that. People will follow the path of least resistance. We just have to make a better path. The culture war is the key to that.
All those organizations supporting gay marriage weren't going to close up shop and take the victory. They had to move on to the next outrage to keep their money coming. And so on and so on. There are plenty of gay people who deeply oppose this shit. The top of the slippery slope was when government took over marriage from the church.
Once you realize the best argument for government is we need a government to prevent government, you might as well pack your bags and move to Ancapistan. The water's warm and the sun is shining. Free cocktails in the lounge.
They were lobotomizing people and turning them into vegetables to "fix" them for a very long time. That's worse than death imo. The profession has always attracted quacks without morality. It's the one job serial killers can excel in.
Gold and Silver are good stores of value, but you're still going to be relying on fiat with them. If you want to buy groceries or gas, you've got to convert it back to fiat.
And it doesn't help that the vast majority of people have no clue how much gold and silver are worth. Mark Dice has done several videos showing this. So in a barter and trade situation, we may end up trading at a huge lose.
I think crypto will be our lifeboat much like it has been for Venezuelans. That's not investment advice, just the way I see things going. There are thousands of cryptocurrencies now. Most of them won't do shit. But some of them will, out of sheer necessity.