The fine teabaggers (er, tea partiers) of Northern Iowa obviously have missed out on two important lessons with this billboard.
The first is that none of these three individuals is properly labeled. Hitler was a fascist, Lenin was a communist, and Obama is just an unpopular guy who can't seem to figure out what he wants to be. Neither fascism or communism is socialism. Anyone who passed Intro to Political Theory can explain the differences. Then again, we know these tea partiers aren't exactly academics.
The second, of course, is that comparing anyone in American politics to guys like Hitler and Lenin is just stupid, whether your object of derision is Bush, Obama, or some other political hack.
But even better is the fact that these wackjobs can't even agree that it was a bad idea.
Gee, a picture of Hitler drowned out your message? This is why groups like yours benefit from having professional consultants. Because common sense eludes certain people.
The first is that none of these three individuals is properly labeled. Hitler was a fascist, Lenin was a communist, and Obama is just an unpopular guy who can't seem to figure out what he wants to be. Neither fascism or communism is socialism. Anyone who passed Intro to Political Theory can explain the differences. Then again, we know these tea partiers aren't exactly academics.
The second, of course, is that comparing anyone in American politics to guys like Hitler and Lenin is just stupid, whether your object of derision is Bush, Obama, or some other political hack.
But even better is the fact that these wackjobs can't even agree that it was a bad idea.
The co-founder of the roughly 200-person group said the billboard was intended to send an anti-socialist message. But Bob Johnson admitted Tuesday that the message may have gotten lost amid the images of fascist and communist leaders.
"The purpose of the billboard was to draw attention to the socialism. It seems to have been lost in the visuals," Johnson said. "The pictures overwhelmed the message. The message is socialism." He said he didn't know of any plans to remove the sign.
Gee, a picture of Hitler drowned out your message? This is why groups like yours benefit from having professional consultants. Because common sense eludes certain people.
3 comments:
This is why I'm embarrassed to live in this town.
Hitler was a member of the NDSP, or the National Socialist German Worker's (Nazi) party... so the billboard technically isnt wrong...
Hitler was still a fascist though.
They stumbled across the old argument from The Ominous Parallels by Leonard Peikoff and others without knowing how to present it.
Just because the teabaggers are bunch of douchbags doesn't mean they don't deserve equal opportunity to below-the-surface-anlysis ... ya' douche.
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