Andrew Klavan once again did what real journalists used to do: call out absurdity for what it is. In a recent episode of his show he sat through a batch of TikToks openly sneering at Christmas and then proceeded to skewer the smug, performative contempt on full display, reminding viewers that ridicule is not argument and tradition is not tyranny.
The clip plays out like a cultural taste test—Klavan’s producer foists the most mind-numbing, soul-crushing snippets of social-media pettiness onto the host, who responds with biting but faithful mockery. That format is familiar to his audience: Klavan has made reacting to online woke mania a staple of his program, exposing the vapid performativity beneath the viral veneer.
This isn’t an isolated phenomenon, either; conservative voices across the media spectrum have been forced to react to the same trend of anti-Christmas hot takes from the TikTok sewer. When fellow commentators like Matt Walsh and Michael Knowles spend segments laughing at triggered Christmas haters, it’s not comedy for its own sake—it’s an act of cultural triage, calling out a self-righteous minority that wants to erase what binds families and communities together.
Why does this keep happening? Because platforms like TikTok reward outrage and spectacle, not virtue or wisdom, and because a generation raised on hollow identity politics mistakes performative scorn for moral clarity. Klavan’s reaction underscores a deeper truth conservatives have been fighting for years: our holidays and rituals are not props for ideological contempt, they are the social glue that holds civilization together.
Watching the video you feel the anger every patriot knows—the quiet fury that comes when something beloved is mocked into meaninglessness by people who have no stake in its continuity. Klavan doesn’t just mock the mockers; he issues an invitation to common sense, to reclaiming ordinary American joys from the grasping hands of the cultural vandals. That call to arms is exactly the sort of steady, unapologetic defense of tradition our country needs.
If anything, these reaction segments do conservatives a service by exposing the performative cruelty at the heart of modern progressivism. They show, in real time, how social media amplifies the loudest, most intolerant voices and turns seasonal cheer into a battleground. Klavan and others are doing the grassroots work of reminding hardworking Americans that Christmas is not a political prop but a time-honored practice worth defending.
So here’s the plain truth: laugh at the TikTok tantrums, but don’t be complacent. Support voices that push back, celebrate your family and faith without apology, and refuse to let a handful of trendy influencers dictate what millions of Americans hold sacred. Klavan’s reaction is more than entertainment—it’s a rallying cry for people who love their country, their traditions, and their right to celebrate them openly.
