Comrade Grasshopper and Comrade Ant

[KillerMuffin]

Comrade Ant works his ass off, here people. He is storing up the food for the winter so no one dies. Comrade Ant is a good communist.

Comrade Grasshopper works his ass off NOT! He lazes around, picks a few daisies, plays the ol' leg violin and in general has a grand ol' time.

Now, winter comes along and Comrade Ant is snug in front of the fire with Comrade Squirrel, Comrade Chipmunk, and Comrade Mouse drinking good vodka and discussing next spring's workload. Well, Comrade Grasshopper figures out, like duuuhhhh, it's snowing and trots his happy lil' ass into the ol' commune.

He plops down next to Comrade Ant, takes a swig of the vodka and starts munching down. After a comfy burp, he takes his share of the blankets and curls up warm and cozy.

Comrade Ant is, to put it politely, cheesed off. But, there is no one to complain to. There is nothing that he can do, for a good communist knows that all belongs to everyone, not to one person alone. His efforts do not belong to him, they belong to the commune.

Besides, Comrade Grasshopper is a good friend of Comrade Bee who has been known to lean on good communists and break three or four legs. There's talk of Comrade Gopher and Comrade Cat forming a little organization to defend the commune. Comrade Ant doesn't think anything good could come of the KGB.

Too bad Comrade Ant had never heard of Lord Acton, who was not a good communist. Everyone knows that power is distributed equally in communism and that no one ever gets greedy, corrupted, or power hungry.

 

[Guest]

REDWAVE
Rocks!

 

[Never]

Mommy. I liked it better when the Grasshopper made music and everyone was happy throughout the winter.
This story sucks!

 

[REDWAVE]

Comrade Muffin

Very clever, Comrade Muffin. However, you're obviously unaware of a good old socialist saying which I'm sure will surprise you: "If you don't work, you don't eat!" Under any system, there is a great deal of labor which has to be done. The benefits of socialism will only be extended to those who are also willing to contribute to society through labor.

Of course, this applies only to those who are able to work. Those who are truly totally disabled will be supported at society's expense. The surplus created by labor is large enough, and there are few enough of them, that we can well afford to carry them. The partially disabled will still work, but do light work, and/or work reduced hours.

Hope that clarifies the matter for you. You really should read chapter 5 of Lenin's "State and Revolution."

 

[KillerMuffin]

I read Orwell's Animal Farm and found his description of the communist's version of UTOPIA to be more accurate. After all, he hasn't been wrong with any of the communist states that have cropped up recently, has he?

 

[cg_allstar]

So, am I to take it that the Soviet Union collapsed under the huge "surpluss" that all the laborers generated?

 

[REDWAVE]

Snowball = Trotsky

Ah yes, I've read Animal Farm, too. Great book. But it's a satire on Stalinism, not genuine communism. In the book, Trotsky is represented by the character Snowball. Napoleon represents Stalin.

You knew that, didn't you?

 

[binkley]

Re: Comrade Muffin

You really should read chapter 5 of Lenin's "State and Revolution."

You might chose less offensive references than that monster. Just a word of advice. Quoting Hitler's labor policies ("full employment") is equally likely to upset the apple cart.

 

[REDWAVE]

Moster?

"Moster"? I assume you mean "monster." Stalin was a monster, true, but Lenin was the most heroic liberator of the oppressed masses in all of human history!

 

[Never]

KM, didn't Animal Farm end with the farm animals looking back and forth at the tyrannical pigs and the exploitative human farmers and finding it "impossible to say which was which."

If the greedy, corrupted, or power hungry rule it doesn't make a bit of difference whether one is Comrade Ant or Working Joe Ant.

 

[binkley]

If the greedy, corrupted, or power hungry rule it doesn't make a bit of difference whether one is Comrade Ant or Working Joe Ant.

You mean if the human condition prevails? It's hard to rollback more than a billion years of evolution.

 

[Never]

binkley:
"You mean if the human condition prevails? It's hard to rollback more than a billion years of evolution."

The leaders can't lead if the followers stop following. The 'human condition' is that power rest in the hands of the masses.

 

[SINthysist]

That was good...

 

[sexy-girl]

neat story thanks KM