The power of ridicule.

POSTED BY: Fremdfirma
UPDATED: Wednesday, December 9, 2009 23:20
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FREMDFIRMA

Sunday, December 6, 2009 9:51 PM

I was actually planning to write a piece on this, but Bob Wallace kinda beat me to the punch on it.

Bugs to the Rescue
http://www.strike-the-root.com/92/wallace/wallace2.html

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The wisdom of cartoons teaches us one of the ways to attack the wrong is by ridiculing it. By outsmarting and tricking it. Evil can't stand to be ridiculed. If the Devil really is wandering around somewhere, he doesn't scare me. I'd just laugh at him.

I pay great attention to the amount of ridicule directed at politicians and the State. I do not believe any State can survive once the ridicule of the public reaches a critical mass. I've haven't seen it yet happen to the State, but I have seen it happen to politicians.

In the right hands, ridicule is every bit as deadly a political weapon as a bullet, and far less risky if you're smart about how you use it.

-F

NIKI2

Sunday, December 6, 2009 11:24 PM

In essence: "The triumph of persuasion over force is the sign of a civilized society". Bingo.

KWICKO

Monday, December 7, 2009 6:28 PM

Which helps explain why I'm the way I am...

And also why more and more people are getting their "news" from The Daily Show. We're not getting the real story from anyone, so we may as well just laugh at ALL the assholes.

When the world is in the shitter, and you're little people and can't make a difference and won't be heard, might as well point and laugh. After all, what are "they" gonna do, KILL you? Pointing a gun at a drowning man is really an empty threat, don'tcha think?

Mike

Work is the curse of the Drinking Class.
- Oscar Wilde

WULFENSTAR

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 10:56 PM

Which explains the way I roll.

The more people hate, the closer I am to the truth and to the right path.

Besides... how much ridicule did MLK, JFK, G. Washington, T. Jefferson, G. Khan, Ghandi, receive?

lol I would rather be hated by the sheep, than loved by them. It just shows that Im doing the right thing. After all, the sheep always hate the shepherd.

(Ducking from the inevitable hate posts...)

CHRISISALL

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 11:03 PM

Peter Parker has it down pat. Make fun, and if ya win, all the better.

The laughing Chrisisall

WULFENSTAR

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 11:06 PM

GEEZER

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 11:20 PM

Hate to quibble, but...

"Bugs was always outsmarting, tricking and ridiculing his opponents. He didn't use violence."

Apparently not much of a Bugs Bunny student.

See, for example, "Captain Hareblower"

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3274382137005127076#

"Keep the Shiny side up"