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Democracy: You have two cows. Your neighbors vote on who gets the milk. Capitalism: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Socialism: You have two cows. You give one to your neighbor. Communism: You have two cows. You give them to the government and the government gives you some milk. Anarchism: You have two cows. Your neighbor on your left takes one cow, and the one on the right takes the other, while your backyard neighbor takes the milk, the bucket, and the stool. Liberalism: You have two cows. Give the milk back to the cows. Let them escape. Put the cows on the Voter Registration list. Fascism: You have two cows. Give the milk to the government. Nazism: You have two cows. The government shoots you, takes the cows and feeds one to the army and the other to the police. Dictatorship: You have two cows. The government takes both and drafts you. Feudalism: You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk. Pure Communism: You have two cows. Your neighbors help you take care of them, and you all share the milk. Pure Socialism: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else’s cows. You have to take care of all the cows. The government gives you as much milk as you need. Bureaucratic Socialism: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else’s cows. They are cared for by ex-chicken farmers. You have to take care of the chickens the government took from the chicken farmers. The government gives you as much milk and eggs as the regulations say you should need. Disclaimer: This is not my work. I don't know where it comes from. It's been floating around the net for some time now. |
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