Lots of people were amused by the cartoon I posted yesterday, and I also got further appreciative comments about the video portraying Somalia as some sort of libertarian nirvana.
And since readers are sending in lots of good material, I’ll continue to share the really good jokes and cartoons.
Is this latest cartoon a false reading of libertarianism? Of course. But it’s funny since it takes a core truth (individual responsibility is good) and turns it into a caricature (you’re on your own, regardless).
And just to show that I’m not becoming a soft-headed statist, here are links to some of my favorite jokes mocking leftists.
- Obama watching the Super Bowl (first posted in 2010, but very appropriate for today).
- Understanding how statists think.
- How a leftist defends himself from charges of embezzlement and malfeasance.
- My personal favorite, showing the inevitable consequence of big government.
- A cartoon exposing the silliness of Keynesian economics.
- Some superb parody of Obama’s college transcript.
- Why nymphomaniacs should marry people from the government.
- And an image from the Beijing Olympics showing how communists can be efficient.
I figure that nobody can question my philosophical bona fides if I provide eight anti-leftist jokes for every anti-libertarian joke.
Addendum: A reader reminds me of this real-world example of government lifeguards.
LOL thanks for sharing the lifeguard cartoon!
I also love the little kid in the upper right who’s about to dive into the pool even though there are several dead bodies floating around!
The caption: “Libertarian on mandatory community duty”. or
“Greek taxpayer funded government lifeguard with guaranteed employment and per-ordained salary trajectory”
…though the latter is probably not even watching… he’s drinking ouzo at the bar.
I’ve always thought this Reason magazine cartoon is one of the best…
http://reason.com/archives/2009/02/20/friday-funnies
Right… because in a world with less government, lifeguards would be paid to not do their jobs.
Do people think the sun won’t even rise unless the government orders it to?
Snuhbart,
Apparently statists do believe that on some level. They believe that there will be chaos without a large level of government oversight.
There is very little truth in these libertarian jokes…at heart is the conclusion that people are just too stupid to take care of themselves. This is the entire basis for support of a large-scoped-government. Without it, we will die.
This is reflected in my college textbooks. They continually point to how government takes care of us in so many ways and how it is vitally important.
Also eight anti-wacko extreme rightist jokes, too, please!
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http://lewrockwell.com/black-s/black-s117.html