Most of the political humor that reaches my inbox is somewhat partisan, which is not what I want. My goal is to mock leftists and statists, not Democrats (though I couldn’t resist sharing this anti-Obama joke from a Republican friend).
But I also enjoy genuinely clever political humor, which is why I’m more than happy to share jokes on a non-ideological basis. And I hope that’s apparent in the one-liners I share from the late-night talk show hosts.
To demonstrate my non-partisan bona fides, I asked the other day for readers to send in jokes and cartoons, particularly ones that don’t necessarily target the big-government crowd.
Ask and ye shall receive. Here’s a very worthy contribution.
Is it an accurate portrayal of libertarianism? Of course not. But effective humor takes something that is true and applies it in an absurd fashion. Which is why I’ve always enjoyed this video mocking libertarianism.
So keep sending me political humor.
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@Sailor: “I guess on the other end of the spectrum there would be a team of 200 scientists with various gadgets and meters paid for by taxes to determine the safety of the ice.”
And the answer would always be NO!
(“The State of California has determined that this ice contains compounds known to cause cancer in womp rats.”)
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Hmm…it’s actually a thinly-disguised anti-empiricist joke, and thin-ice close to being an anti-intellectual joke. Interesting!
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That’s more like Darwinism!
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Oh my goodness.
This joke is so untrue for many reasons.
The biggest factor left out of the point of the joke here is that in the absence of having a government “look out for you,” people will find their own ways of communicating information in the market.
In the case of this particular joke, this situation would be no more likely than a highly regualated lake with a fishing czar. Why? Because people respond to incentives. In the absence of government, individuals will form their own organziations that will help give our information about risks. People will be more careful knowing that they are responsible for their decisions since they know that they will personally pay a price if they miscalculate.
The entire idea that we are stupid idiots without government is very insulting. This is what most big-government advocates are actually saying…even if they do not know it.
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… at every single potential ice fishing location, with continuous monitoring for changing conditions.
They’re far more likely to ban it outright.
I guess on the other end of the spectrum there would be a team of 200 scientists with various gadgets and meters paid for by taxes to determine the safety of the ice.