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"Who can really judge what's funny? If humor is a subjective medium, then can there be something that is really and truly hilarious? Me. This book."—Daniel Handler, author, Adverbs, and personal representative of Lemony Snicket
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"The good news: I thought Our Kampf was consistently hilarious. The bad news: I’m the guy who wrote Monkeybone."—Sam Hamm, screenwriter, Batman, Batman Returns, and Homecoming
June 10, 2004
I Hate Those Fascists In The French Resistance
For too long, fascists have been able to do their dirty work without anyone calling them what they are. But finally, a few brave souls are speaking up!
For instance, Bill O'Reilly has pointed out that the ACLU is a "fascist organization." Man, that hits the nail right on the head. The ACLU is the very epitome of fascism. I don't know why no one calls them by their original name -- the Gestapo.
Likewise, Joe Ryan, an interrogator at Abu Ghraib, has said the International Red Cross is "fascist." Again, that's 100% on the money. Can you imagine anything more fascist than the Red Cross? No you can't, because that would be IMPOSSIBLE.
So, this is a very good start. However, there are still far too many fascists -- present day and historical -- who've gotten away with their fascism without anyone calling them on it. But we're not afraid anymore. In the spirit of Bill O'Reilly and Joe Ryan, I've made a list below of the worst fascists ever:
Amnesty International
The French Resistance
The Holocaust Museum in Washington, DC
The White Rose
"The Greatest Generation"
Anne Frank
UPDATE: Dennis Perrin, in comments below, points out that I missed these extremely vicious fascists:
Witness For Peace
Doctors Without Borders
The 8 Hour Workday
Maryknoll Nuns
The Armenian Genocide
Gandhi
That Indian Who Cried In That 70s Anti-Littering Commercial
East Timor
Sally Struthers
You forgot the Boy Scouts. Oh wait...
Posted by: Billmon at June 10, 2004 06:23 AMBrrrr.... Makes me think of one bloke thht i asked politely, on my blog, to be more tolerant and who defined me as a "fascist that want all the other people to be tolerant"
Other fascists:
Witness For Peace
Doctors Without Borders
The 8 Hour Workday
Maryknoll Nuns
The Armenian Genocide
Gandhi
Forgot these:
That Indian Who Cried In That 70s Anti-Littering Commercial
East Timor
Sally Struthers
O'Reilly forgot to mention:
Sacco & Vanzetti, the law firm that helped Mother Jones escape justice after she shot Calvin Coolidge.
Big Bill Haywood, the tennis player who helped FDR evade campaign finance laws when he stole the election from Robert Taft.
Woody "the guillotine" Guthrie, who led the pogrom that wiped out half of upstate New York.
Posted by: Harry at June 10, 2004 04:55 PMAnd what about vicious fascists like Martin Luther King ?
Posted by: Antoine at June 17, 2004 08:34 AMI know some members of the Maryknoll Sisters...most of us would be in labor/re-education camps if they had their way.
Posted by: Ronin at July 3, 2005 10:04 AM
