Aug 26 2009
What’s In A Picture?
When you see this poster what do you first think of?
I originally heard about these posters from a radio show host Alex Jones. I’ve been listening to his podcast for months now. From what I gather, he is not bashing Obama or being a racist as some have called Jones. He is bashing the way government operates. It does not matter who is the president. Whether it is a republican or a democrat. These posters have been popping up all over the world. Alex encouraged people to put them up only in legal places. Not stop signs or any other illegal areas in your own city.
There are some people that believe this kind of satire should not occur. My problem is if we ban the criticism of our leaders we (North America) would just be like North Korea. Is it not our right to be defiant in legal ways? I am not saying I agree with everything Mr. Jones or anyone else says about Obama. What bothers me is the ignorance from people who do not research the issues for themselves. The other thing is the right of free speech.
Like I said before, it is not about Obama personally. There is also a poster of former president Bush as the joker.
Here are two definitions for you to consider:
- Socialism:
- a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.
- (in Marxist theory) the stage following capitalism in the transition of a society to communism, characterized by the imperfect implementation of collectivist principles.
2. Fascism:
- a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.
