The International Communist Conspiracy

That is, as opposed to, say, the International Capitilist Conspiracy. Brian linked to this amazing comic book that was put out in the 1960s by the Catholic Church and J. Edgar Hoover. I'd call them "strange bedfellows," but I'm afraid the implications of that term are all too literal. Anyways, as Brian said, "I couldn't stop clicking."
Some highlights--

• The Communists move the capital of America to Chicago.


• The American Communists all dress like Nazis.


• Best quote-"If I and my fellow Americans had only realized how horrible Communism really is..."

Of course, the opposite of Communism is Libertarianism, which you can get in spades from Matt Stone and Trey Parker. Last night I watched The Passion of the Jew which is a compilation of three South Park episodes dealing with Christianity. The actual "Passion of the Jew" episode was funny, but of the three episodes, the one that does the best job of lampooning religious buffoonery is "Christian Rock Hard," in which episode Cartman fronts a Christian rock band, Faith + 1, and sends it straight to the top by singing songs about his sexual desire for Jesus. For anyone who has been following Meg's discussion of the abusive nature of fundamentalism, the "Passion of the Jew" episode is a perfect counterpoint. Of course, the episode "Red Hot Catholic Love," does a decent job of lampooning the whole molestation crisis without resorting to a complete denunciation of all organized religion ever. Of course, being that all of these are South Park episodes, expect the requisite crude language, humor, and situations that are typically associated with the genre.

And a final note, for any who may have been wondering. Yes, I've gone totally corporate with this blog. It is my goal to someday, possibly in 2012, to earn a $10.00 gift certificate to Amazon.com through my blog. The plumbers just finished their $2.5K demolishing and remolishing of my front yard, so I'm more attuned to the value of a gift certificate right now.