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February 10, 2004
The Mao of Pooh
Comrade Pooh directs that one hundred flowers bloom in the One Hundred Acre Wood.
Imagine Pooh's surprise when Tigger proudly displayed his pots of money.
"Well, they're not quite pots," explained Tigger hastily. "They're futures on pots. And although they smell like paper at the moment, they'll smell much sweeter soon. Next month, the price of pots doing what they are, I'll have more pots than sense".
"How many pots will you have?" asked Pooh, discounting the future somewhat.
"Three", said Tigger.
And so it was that Pooh discovered that his friend Tigger was merely the representative of a reactionary class, and needed to be overthrown.
The lesson of the story was that from a long-term point of view, all reactionaries are paper tigers. It is not Tigger but Pooh as the embodiment of the will of the people who is really powerful.
"Well, they're not quite pots," explained Tigger hastily. "They're futures on pots. And although they smell like paper at the moment, they'll smell much sweeter soon. Next month, the price of pots doing what they are, I'll have more pots than sense".
"How many pots will you have?" asked Pooh, discounting the future somewhat.
"Three", said Tigger.
And so it was that Pooh discovered that his friend Tigger was merely the representative of a reactionary class, and needed to be overthrown.
The lesson of the story was that from a long-term point of view, all reactionaries are paper tigers. It is not Tigger but Pooh as the embodiment of the will of the people who is really powerful.
Posted by Ghost of a flea at February 10, 2004 12:47 PM
Comments
Would 'Gauleiter Poh Directs that Kinga, Roo and the rest of the "Kangaroo Question" be Transported East At Once' be just as funny?
*shrugs* Making fun of our enemies has a long tradition, but making light of the murder of tens of millions just rubs me the wrong way.
I'll have the opportunity in two weeks to visit both Mao's Memorial Hall in Beijing as well as his birthplace in Shaoshan. I shall be declining both offers.
Posted by: Clayton Barnett at February 10, 2004 06:17 PM
Oh, that's a classic... LOL
Posted by: Paul Jané at February 11, 2004 04:33 PM