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[Jo Andros]

No no, its a perfect example of a clever use of the Demagogue's 3rd Channel. 
  We've only been tricked to believe its a communist analogy.




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Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 23:47:27 -0600
From: Alex Lampros <alexlampros at airpost.net>
Subject: [UA] Commie Smurfs
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I guess a lot of you already knew this, but the creator of the Smurf was a
Communist.  The Smurfs were created as a Communist analogy.  Papa Smurf
was the Communist party, dispensing wisdom and helping out when the
Proletariat got in trouble.  (remember his red hat?)  Their was only one
Smurfette because the Communists believed in abolishing relationships as a
way of emancipating women - if everyone 'shares each other' it becomes
harder to treat women as property.  The bad guy (Gargamel) was always
after the smurfs because he didn't them as part of his magical formula to
create gold.

Someone who might actually know told me that this is actually established,
that the guy who invented the Smurfs (who was French, incidentally) was
actually known as a Socialist.  It could still be something some graduate
student dreamed up while high.  But I suspect its true.

Just thought I'd share,

Alex

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