… when he tells the story of Santa Claus, the big fat man with the long white beard is portrayed as a selfish, conniving fiend.
Santa – the protectionist is convinced – works himself and his elves hard year-round and then by giving away free of charge all the toys and other goodies that they produce to all the good people of Christendom, greatly enriches the people of the North Pole as Santa impoverishes the rest of us.