Parable of Isms

A look at the 1930’s era & beyond with CowsOr

I herd the moosic

Socialism

• If you have two cows you give one to your neighbor.

Communism

•You give both cows to the government which gives you back some of the milk.

Fasicsm• You keep the cows but give

the milk to the government, which sells you some of it back.

New Dealism

•You shoot one cow, milk the other and then pour the milk down the sink.

NAZISM

•The government shoots you and sells the cows

Capitalism

•If you have two cows, you sell one and buy a bull

IMPERIALISM

•If you have two cows, you steal somebody’s bull.

IDEALISM

• If you have two cows, you milk them both, use all the milk you need and have enough left for everyone else

REALISM

•If you have two cows, then they’re both dry

Modern Socialism

•You have 2 cows. The State nationalizes one and gives it to your neighbor.

PROTECTIONISM

•You have two cows. You can't buy a bull from another country

ANARCHISM

• You have two cows. Your neighbor hits you over the head with a brick, steals your cows, then shoots them for fun.

Militarism• You have two cows, but your

neighbor has 3. You get 5 more and allow them to knock down his fence and eat in his field.

Totalitarianism• You have two cows. The

government takes them and denies they ever existed. Milk is banned

American Capitalism• You have two cows. The government

taxes you to the point you have to sell both to support a man in a foreign country who has only one cow, which was a gift from your government.

Surrealism

•You have two giraffes. You are required to take harmonica lessons.

Swiss Capitalism

• You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you. You charge owners for storing them.

POLITICAL CORRECTNESSISM

• You are associated with two differently aged (but no less valuable to society) bovines of non specified gender. You don't milk them as you are not sure it would be appropriate.

Sources• http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/you_have_tw

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• http://trustinggodntx.blogspot.com/2009/08/parable-of-isms.html • http://getliquid.com/news/2011/7/25/economics-101-you-have-two-cows.

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