Political Humour

PJ O'rourke is a funny American.

WHO'S FUNNIER, ON THE WHOLE, liberals or conservatives?
P.J. O'Rourke, the political satirist, neither hesitates nor hedges. "Conservatives generally tend to be funnier in their private lives," he explains, "because of the hypocrisy factor. I am of course a big fan of hypocrisy, because hypocrites at least know the difference between right and wrong--at any rate, know enough to lie about what they're doing. Liberals are not nearly as hypocritical as conservatives, because they don't know the difference between right and wrong. But anyways the personal lives of conservatives tend to be funnier: They've always got the embarrassing gay daughter, and so on."

On public policy.... "liberals are always much more hilarious. Liberals are always proposing perfectly insane ideas, laws that will make everybody happy, laws that will make everything right, make us live forever, and all be rich. Conservatives are never that stupid. Having conservatives in government is like having a stern talk with your dad in the den about what your allowance will be. . . . Of course, the Republicans always end up giving in: You know, giving you more money than you should have in your pocket, and the keys to the car, and then also a bottle of whiskey."

Couldn't agree more (The US uses the term "liberal" to define social democrats). Note that Barrack Obama (sincerely, I wish him luck) won 52% to 48% of the vote, somehow this is the dawning of a new era/deal, so much so that the inauguration is beamed live around the world by a fawning media. It's incredibly funny if you stop and think about it.....

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TheBagwan