Posted on 04/29/2014 7:56:19 PM PDT by Nachum
MSNBC host Krystal Ball suggested Tuesday that George Orwell’s famously anti-communist novel “Animal Farm” is an allegory for capitalism run amok, immediately setting the hair of literature professors across the country on fire.
Ball spoke on MSNBC’s “The Cycle” about the recent release of French economist Thomas Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century,” which argues capitalism is intrinsically unfair and advocates a global wealth tax to level the playing field.
Ball noted that Piketty’s claims have been met with some criticism, which she felt was undeserved. “Piketty has predictably gotten the full Cold War treatment,” she claimed. “The National Review calls his book ‘soft Marxism,’ and Lord only knows what they’re saying at less responsible outlets or the comments section.”
“Even the august and ostensibly economically literate Wall Street Journal tells him to read ‘Animal Farm,’” she noted. “Animal Farm? Hmm. Isn’t that Orwell’s political parable of farm animals where a bunch of pigs hog up all the economic resources, tell the other animals they need all the food because they’re the makers, and then scare up the prospect of a phony bogeyman every time their greed is challenged? Sounds familiar.”
In the “Animal Farm” written by renowned British political writer George Orwell in 1945, a group of farm animals overthrow their human owner and declare “All animals are equal.” Food is evenly distributed and political decisions are made by the community.
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Maybe this idiot will inspire one of her two fans to read the book.
the up-coming Hollyweird version makes capitalism the bad guy
Krystall is not worth minimum wage
Gypsies have crystal balls.
Democrats have wee balls made of brass.
They tinkle togeter, and play ‘Stormy Weather’
Then lightning shoots out of their ...
‘’All animals are equal. Some are more equal than others’’.
From another Orwell book:
2 + 2 = 5
She actually ran for Congress in 2010.
Eh.
Another worthless Useful Idiot apparatchiki working for the Marxist Socialist Nut-Ball Communist network.
About what you’d expect from them.
She co-hosts a MSNBC version of ‘The Five’ called ‘The Cycle’ ~ 4pm EST.
She also is called in on other shows regularly like Sharpton’s as an expert on how the GOP/conservatives are alienating voters (blacks, wimmin, young adults, hispanics) over sex or race issues.
She has no expertise or successful experience at anything, but losing.
MSNBC is trying to appeal to a younger audience with a few characters like her.
And probably screwing.
Krystal walked up to the barn wall,
scratched off “communism”,
and wrote “capitalism”,
and then claimed it said that all the time.
“...And probably screwing....”
Seems to be a resume enhancement for that side of the aisle.
Eh. Useful idiot, nothing more.
Gee, Krystal, did you ever actually read the book? It’s a real thin one, so it shouldn’t take much of your time.
That would be supremely ironic...and hugh...and series. lol
I think so to. Irregardless, for all intensive purposes, its quiet ironic.
If “Krystal Ball” aint a pornstar name, I don’t know what is.....so I’ll hazard a guess she gets paid by the ounce.
This is absolutely insane.
Is he actually capable of reading a book?
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