Anti-Georgist propaganda from 1886 that makes Georgism look like the coolest thing ever.
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Fyodor · May 28
But isn't the pretext of the piece that the Devil is tricking him with false promises?
FredCairns · May 28
But it IS!
RadiantHostility (he/him) · May 28
The way Kelly isn't even really an exaggeratiom and political cartoons are just like that is awesome
Fred Cruz · May 28
tekla 💜✨ · May 28
Anarchy-Satan could get it tbh
Rupert Murdoch International Tribunal 🇦🇺🇬🇧🇺🇸🇮🇹🇫🇷🇩🇪 · May 28
Wiki: Henry George popularized the concept of gaining public revenues mainly from land and natural resource privileges with his first book, Progress and Poverty (1879). The philosophical basis of Georgism draws on thinkers such as John Locke,[9] Baruch Spinoza,[10] and Thomas Paine.
Kunal Sawardekar · May 28
People like to joke about it, but Land Value Tax really does solve editorial cartooning
Alexis · May 28
"I don't think this is making the point you think it's making."
Martin Lucha Artist · May 28
I always knew that Frasier Crane was pro-workers and throwing paperwork around
PanickedPike 🌙 · May 28
Why does Satan have the Naruto toeless boots?
Existential Comics · May 28
Not FREE BEER! Please Mr. Capitalist, I just want to work 16 honest hours a day in a factory.
diego@estupido.fyi · May 28
well yeah, because it is
Titan Uranus · May 28
Second time I see this in the last 19 hours, is there a Georgism-meme pubication I should be subscribed to that just did the rounds?
Psychic Spectre · May 28
Why is the demon low-key
Raedwald · May 28
The unofficial song of the centrist Liberal Democrats party in the UK is "The Land", which is explicitly Georgist. The very left-wing politician Michael Foot said it was the most radical thing he heard growing up. An acquaintance of mine was refused permission to sing it at his wedding.
EmergentWake · May 28
And you're telling me that all I have to do is pledge my soul and body to anarchy? And I get no police, no bosses, and free everything except something called "anarchist assessment"? Admittedly, I'm confused about the "free boycotts," but this still seems like a steal.
Buffy the Vagina Displayer · May 28
Brian · May 28
I never knew that I was a Georgist
@michaelsolomon2.bsky.social · May 28
capitalism IS the devil-himself
SP Dogood · May 28
For half a second I thought Deadpool was hiding behind that guy just to be coy