Aw, Come On!
Saw this on someone's Twitter profile, under their shared media (where you can see someone's pictures they've posted over the years).
Forget how fallacious this comparison is- I'm shocked at how not-funny it is! I watch shows like 30 Rock all the time that are clearly written by Democrat-voters. But the difference is that 30 Rock is funny!
As I'm writing this I'm watching an episode of The Simpsons where Krusty is running as a Republican for Congress- and there's this one part where Fox News is showing a conversation between Krusty and his opponent- the Democrat is shown with devil horns and a Soviet Union flag, while Krusty is shown with a halo and an American flag. Come on, it's funny!
If we're going to be compared to Nazis, the joke's always going to be void of substance. So at least make it clever.
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I'm trying to figure what kind of mind genuinely finds this funny. The only thing about it that might induce laughter is the absurd smugness behind it.
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I don't know- now taking a look at it for a fifth time I have to say what really makes it so annoying is the "Any questions" part.
May '10
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I think there are very few people living who understand the true horror of what the Nazis perpetrated. A few years ago I visited Auschwitz with my best American friend (who was living in Munich at the time) and her German au pair, Tanya. There are many original newspaper articles, pictures and more from the war days. Many of the displays are captioned in English, but Tanya read us some of the newspaper articles. She also shared her grandparents thoughts and opinions from that time. It is truly the face of evil. Very few people are willing to believe such evil exists. Calling someone a "Nazi" has become a run-of-the-mill insult, which has tempered its true meaning. The smart(iepants) who created that little graphic is surely unaware of what it really means.
A couple of months after I returned from that trip my husband took me to see Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick performing in "The Producers" on Broadway. It just wasn't so funny.
Oct '10
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Another display from a less than informed mind. Or rather a closed one at best.
Jun '10
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What makes you think it was meant as a joke? Have you ruled out the possibility that the poster meant it as a straightforward and earnest comparison?
I'm not so sure the person behind this actually knows enough about either Nazis or the Tea Party to realize just how little they have in common. Don't ascribe to a poor sense of humor what could just as easily be explained by ignorance.
Apr '11
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I agree with Joseph that the intent is not to amuse.
The intent is to make people fear and despise the Tea Party under utterly false and defamatory pretenses.
May '10
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Joseph Stanko:
I'm not so sure the person behind this actually knows enough about either Nazis or the Tea Party to realize just how little they have in common. Don't ascribe to a poor sense of humor what could just as easily be explained by ignorance. · Nov 29 at 5:33pm
See? SEE?! Look at the propaganda! Joseph Stanko is indoctrinating Ricochet to make right wingers think they are not like the Nazis! He demeans the common man like some kind of intellectual, saying people are too ignorant to know a valid comparison when they see one.
And the angry tone--why are you so militaristic?
Why are you such an authoritarian, Joseph? The government should keep people like you from posting on the internet!
</sarcasm>
(this is where I wish Ricochet had one of those big toothy grin smilies) =D
Edited on November 30, 2011 at 2:47amDec '10
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Ethan,
I am the litmus paper for the litmus test. I am an Orthodox Jew. I have a full beard and I wear a kippe (yamulka). I attended a few Tea Party rallies. With smiling faces they came up to me to shake my hand. The major question was what local synagogue I was with. They were upbeat and respectful. All the signs were about upholding the constitution and lowering taxes & government spending. When the rally was over at the legally permitted appointed time they picked up, cleaned up and left the area just as they had found it, maybe better.
I did not go near an AWS continuous illegal squatter area. However, I read numerous accounts of expressly anti-semitic signs and confrontational protesters. They specifically targeted Jews walking by even in NYC. That Bloomberg could allow these hideous parasites free reign to abuse NYC for 2 months was an insult to every person in NYC who worked and obeyed the laws for those 2 months. Jew or Gentile it makes no difference. The Good and The True are against The Evil and The False. It was so very clear.
Jun '10
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I don't remember reading about any small-government-loving...limited-government-loving...right-to-bear-arms-loving...rugged-individualism-loving...Christian Evangelical Nazis.
Nov '11
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Yeah, I didn't take the intent as humor either. Maybe I just see too many of these things.
The other thought I had was how easy it'd be to make a list like this (and probably keep half the items) for any group one disagreed with.
Dec '10
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I find it both irritating and humorous how very little the people who make that crap up actually know about the Tea Party.
It's as though they just say whatever they feel like saying, regardless of whether it true or not.
Oh, wait . . .
Edited on November 30, 2011 at 3:17amMay '11
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There's a simple reason this isn't funny. It's not about humor, it's about vilifying their political opponents. If Jon Stewart's Daily Show were balanced, it might fit the mold you describe. Emphasis on were.
Sep '10
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They forgot that both Nazis and Tea Partiers are bipeds.
Nov '11
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Welcome to the real world, grasshopper.
You definitely qualify for a summer internship at NR. Great writing!
Russ Hayes:
I have a niece who is a sophomore at U-M: 5 ft' 10 " native Californian with 3 feet of blonde hair, starter for the water polo team, fluent in Japanese and a recent KKG pledge. I read your profile and think I'd like for her to meet you!
Edited on November 30, 2011 at 3:36amJul '10
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I am amazed that they overlooked the Tea Party resort to concentration camps. Tent cities across the country in prominent places, "occupied" by the worst sort, sponsored, amazingly enough, by the very unions and politicians that have declared war against the Partiers.
And Harry Reid thinks the Tea Party is over. Bwahahaha!
Dec '10
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Apr '11
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The real problem with this sort of trash is that it is effective on a percentage of lazy thinkers.
Jun '10
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Here's the correct one regarding the Nazis:
May '10
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But Larry, everybody knows Hitler was a right-winger and would have voted for Reagan!
Nov '11
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I saw this wonderful image on Facebook recently (warning: it violates the Code of Conduct). I think it was accompanied by some commentary about how President Obama is not liberal enough. Hilarious.