Seasonal - Could not "A Christmas Carol" be a modern parable about Scrooge going from Repub to Dem?

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

When you think about it -

Young Ebenezer rejects true love for avarice, builds a business (on the back of the underpaid with no health insurance Bob Cratchit ) and amasses wealth from which he derives no joy and does no good to anyone.

It's only when he treats his employee fairly and begins to distribute the wealth that he earns a place in the heart of his fellow man and derives the joy from giving that was denied him in hoarding.


Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Man!!

(Casting - Dick Cheney as Scrooge, Rumsfeld as Jacob Marley, John Edwards as Nephew Fred, Dennis Kucinich as Bob Cratchit)

[Ediacara]

1. I'm with you

I'm honestly shocked it hasn't been banned yet for having a "socialist" theme.

[NYC Liberal]

6. Hah - read this:

http://www.techcentralstation.com/122304D.html

[Ediacara]

8. That's HILARIOUS

Thanks!

[ComerPerro]

2. Scrooge was definately conservative, no doubt about it. Although, the puzzling thing

is that he receives no joy from his wealth. But that's probably cause he lived back before industry really took off.

If Scrooge was alive now, he'd be the same conservative asshole, but he would now find lots of joy from his money with his Hummer H2 and his 61" plasma TV...

[raccoon]

4. And his 25 year old trophy wife. nt

[ComerPerro]

5. i knew i forgot something

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. No, he'd have his plasma TV and Hummer,

but get no real joy from them, any more than than his modern compatriots do. "More-ism" is a disease, which can never be satisfied.

[sam sarrha]

3. that is pretty obvious,