Comments on: Capitalist Propaganda: “Yankee Dood It”

By: comatus

comatus — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:23:17 +0000

The US shoe industry was centered in Massachusetts, and at the time this was made it was protected from competition by a heavy tariff endorsed by their Senator, young John Kennedy. I think I remember him changing his mind about it later. Anyway, it ain’t in Mass anymore.

By: Live Free Or Die

Live Free Or Die — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:47:48 +0000

“But I want to stay in business. How can I do it?” “Well Mr. Thneed, if you hire our marketing firm, our international conglomerate of witchdoctors, mind control innovators and evil jedis will so inundate the ignorant masses with your product message that they’ll be clamoring for it. Think of it! You Need A Thneed! See, catchy slogans are all you need in today’s world. I bet we could even elect the Junior Senator from the state of Illinois, hell make him black, maybe Muslim, questionable birth situation, it doesn’t matter! Just a catchy slogan, like “Hope and Change!”, Have him flash his pearly whites and read from the Teleprompter, and we can even get a Socialist elected!

By: Live Free Or Die

Live Free Or Die — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:27:46 +0000

“But I want to stay in business. How can I do it?” “Well Mr. Nike, you would cut costs considerably if you built factories in Communist China, Communist Viet Nam, Islamic Indonesia, where the labor force has been brutalized for so long that when you pay them $3.00 per day,bunk them in company dorms, and have them shop at the company store, it will be an upgrade in their living standards. Just sign right here Mr. Nike.”

By: cjtony97

cjtony97 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:40:36 +0000

Good stuff. Thanks for the lesson.

By: Harvey

Harvey — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:13:15 +0000

True, but incompelte. Federal banking was established and killed twice before becoming a permanent fixture:

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/bus/A0856839.html

By: cjtony97

cjtony97 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:57:22 +0000

Harvey – Exactly, they screw up EVERYTHING they get their hands on. The wife and I spent a weekend recently in Philadelphia. We were told during the walking tour that the Federal banking system was established during George Washington’s tenure. I was shocked to find that the constitution didn’t make it unscathed out of our first president’s term in office. Truly disheartening.

By: Harvey

Harvey — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:00:32 +0000

cjtony97 – before they were eaten alive by arbitrary government standards and government-backed unions, car companies WERE the pinnacle of capitalism.

If these cartoons were made today, they would feature consumer electronics.

Thank God the government doesn’t set standards for computer chips, and what a coincidence how rapidly the technology keeps improving

By: cjtony97

cjtony97 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:48:58 +0000

Doug, I liked that video as well. And I love the irony in that a lot of these videos hold up the automobile industry as the pinnacle of capitalism.

By: cjtony97

cjtony97 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:08:48 +0000

Thufferin’ Thuccotash!

By: Harvey

Harvey — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:58:31 +0000

I’m gonna go overboard and declare that Sylvester is a metaphor for government interference in the free market.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:46:47 +0000

I love those old Merrie Melodies.

Oh, but cjtony97. it’s much better with the Sylvester – always getting stymied.

By: cjtony97

cjtony97 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:02:00 +0000

Was the whole Sylvester plotline even necessary in this one? I think not.

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:48:15 +0000

While we’re doing Capitalist propaganda, came across another awesome cartoon from 50+ years ago on redstate:

http://www.redstate.com/aceintx/2009/06/19/i-never-knew-anything-like-this-existed-this-should-be-required-viewing-for-every-politician-and-voter-in-this-country/

via youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB6p5QPVhPI