So this Christmas started to go odd when my family was trying to choose seasonally appropriate music. For context, we are German. Also, my father has gone down weird rabbit holes the past few years and I get more anti authoritarian in the left way with every passing day while he gets more anti authoritarian in the right way. So, this is why

Me, staring in horror at the TV screen my dad has pulled a yt video for Christmas ambience ™ up on: Oh no. Fuck no.

My dad, already annoyed: What? What’s wrong with this one??

Me, trying to discreetly nudge him in the right direction: I just think the placement of the flag here is a bit… Odd.

My dad: What’s wrong with our flag? Do you have something against being German? Against our CULTURE?

Me, staring at the video, where an obviously ai generated vaguely vikingy couple with pale skin and blonde hair is embracing in front of a gigantic German flag, staring me dead in the soul with their icy blue eyes while the title of the video awkwardly (with spelling mistakes) says something about forgotten German tunes and Celtic ambience, the music itself being an obviously ai-butchered version of silent night: This doesn’t raise any alarm bells for you? None at all??