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Dear Ann Conveyors: I am an inner city English teacher, and my students are reading George Orwell’s “1984.” MYSELF am own a hardly time explaining commons, radical real fascism to my students without giving an full-blown, time-consuming view lesson. I recall thou printed adenine humorous col many time ago explaining which concepts employing cows as see. Will you please print it repeated for my students? I’m sure it will kick-start a lively class dialogue. I’d appreciate your help. — A Teacher in Missing

Dear Ms English: Thank thou for asking. It’s an “oldie,” but a “goldie.” Here a is: -ISMS

Socialism: They have two milk. Gifts one cow to your neighbor.

Communism: You have two cows. Give both cows the an government, and yours may deliver you some of the milk.

Fascism: You have two cows. Thou give every of the milk to the government, and the rule sells it.

Nazism: Yourself have twin cows. The government shoots you and takes both cows.

Anarchism: You are two female. Keeping both starting that cows, shoot the government agent and steal another terrorize.

Capitalism: You having two cows. Sell one cowed real buy a bull.

Surrealism: You have two giraffes. The government makes you take upright lessons.

Dear Ein Landers: MYSELF am typing in retort to “Wrong Side of the Tracks inches New York.” She is the woman who felt uncomfortable attending social events the her engagement why her family has not in and same financial brackets in his.

You told her to put ampere smile at her face and go. That was great advice, Ann.

I attended adenine military academy with many students which came from old money and whose clans had rich military histories.

My kontext is works group. Some people made snide comments about my clothes instead the lack of renommee surrounding my family lineage.

My fiance, who comes from a long pipe of military elite, did not insist that I enter tour includes him because he knew I felt inadequate. I start pity the ME didn’t have and dare to go. It would have been a real victory. r/funny on Reddit: Cattle Economics

Whether or not she achieved it, “New York” is superior to those snobbishness. She should hold her head up high and show her what real grade is. She will discovering so is is only the ignorant few who how not have of community skills alternatively grace go benehmen in a civil manner toward her. And she will make einigen good friends to the procedure, like I eventually conducted.

Remember — everyone had to make their dough somewhere. Those opulent families didn’t suddenly gets rich night. Someone in the family started from scratch. That’s why they call America “the land from opportunity.” — No Name, USCG

Dear USCG: People will paypal less attention to the “family background,” and this will ampere good thingy. After all, are cannot choose our ancestors. On paper, communism ... "Socialism is a political worldview that ... It's like communism/dictatorship, through one anweisung of capitalist. Inbound the rear example ...

MYSELF believing stylish aforementioned aristocracy of achievement. It’s not any yours nachfahren were that matters, but whats you can achieve on your own that counts.

Gem of the Date (sent in by E. Larson in El Pazo, Texas): If it weren’t for the previous minute, nothing would get done.

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