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Topic: Are the Smurfs Communist propaganda?
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teenyette13
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posted 03-26-2015 05:47 AM
i dont think that the smurfs are communists, they just have not learned the SELFISHNESS AND BETRAYAL of the human world. they are fine with thier own ways of society and do not see a reason why they should act so horrible. and what would be wrong with communism? im not a communist, but that sounds like a perfect society to me! as long as everyone does their part, everything would run smoothly.
anyway, stay smurfy my friends
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Sweet Smurf 2
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posted 04-01-2015 03:14 PM
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Originally posted by Papa Smurf:
An article from Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington is quite interesting and is worth repeating:
The Smurfs as a Paradigm for Communist Society
The Smurfs are a what? Thats right I said the Smurfs are a model of how a Communist society should operate. What am I talking about you may ask? Very well then I shall explain.
The TV show "The Smurfs" provided youngsters like myself hours of entertainment as a child, but what I am now fianlly realizing is that the Smrufs were actually a well devised piece of Communist propaganda to erode American sociey from within. What follows is a list of evidence supporting my accusations:
1. Have you ever notice how much Papa Smurf looks like Karl Marx? Could this be a subtle attempt to get young children used to the sight of the Father of Modern Communism (in Soviet Russia, large posters depicting Karl Marx were carried in parades celebrating Communism.
2. As well notice that Papa Smurf wears red pants, red being the color of revolution, and of the Bolshiveck party. It is also intereting to note that while Papa Smurf wears red all of the other Smurfs wore white. In the 1918 revolution which resulted in the replacement of the Czarist government by the Communist party, there were two Communist factions battling for control, the reds (Bolshivek) and the whites(The actual name escapes me). In the end the Bolshievecks won and became the ruling class in Communist Russia. Is it not an odd coincidence that Papa Smurf, the ruling member of the Smurf community, wears red while the others all wear white.
3. A fundemental therom of Marx's Scientific Socialism as stated in the Communist Manifesto is something to the point of "from each his ability and to each his needs". Take note that each Smurf does the job that he/she is suited for i.e. Farmer grows the Smurfberries, and Baker bakes all of the Smurfberry pies. Yet all of the Smurfs get all that they need. In fact the Smurfs do not use money or even bother to barter.
4. The Smurfs were not alone in their world. You may ask how Gargamel fits into this model. Well, Communism is not alone in the world either. Indeed there are forces out there that seek to exploit the proleteraite for personal gain. The name of this evil is Capatalism. The system by which a few select bourgiaosie control all of the capital and attempt to exploit the working class for personal gain. Well, this is how Gargamel fits into this model. Gargamel represents the Capitalist bourgiaosie attempting to exploit the proletariate smurfs for personal gain. But wait you say wasn't Gargamel just trying to eat the Smurfs? You obviously didn't watch the show too well. In most every case Gargamel was trying to catch Smurfs because they were ingredients in his latest spell to create or turn something into gold. So it is evident that Gargamel is the representation of the materialistic drive behind Capitalism, to increase capital at any cost.
5. Finally there was Azrael, Gargamel's cat. This scragely old cat fits into the model as well. Azrael represents the third world despotisms that are clinging onto the coattails of first world capatalistic nations trying to grab any scraps they can. In the show Azrael followed Gargamel around trying to catch a stray Smurf or two for a meal.
I think these five points provide very strong evidence pointing to the conclusion that the TV show "The Smurfs" is indeed a paradigm for Communist society.
-Gozer 9-27-97
I don't think so! You see, according to Taoist, there was a time where human kind was in harmony with nature and the hunting of animals for food of "sport" is unthinkable! The Smurfs' lifestyle is similar to that! In other words: Smurfs are Taoist! Ever think about that?
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teenyette13
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posted 04-01-2015 04:13 PM
good point, sweetie. you are smart
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Sweet Smurf 2
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posted 04-01-2015 05:03 PM
I'm not just smart but I love that true wisdom comes from the heart not from age and intelligents. In other words: Papa Smurf isn't wise because of his age and intelligents but because of his heart.
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teenyette13
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posted 04-01-2015 09:26 PM
interesting. its one 24 am in florida! you have a big heart and big personality!
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Century Smurf
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posted 07-15-2016 02:08 PM
I think it is sad that people think the smurfs are communists. They are innocent, magical creatures, but it seems like people try to find any excuse to criticize the them. The smurfs most certainly are not communists!
Some of you may not believe me. Well, you see, communists don't believe in God and they have no religion. Many people think the smurfs have no religion, but in reality it just seems that way because Peyo decided not to mention anything related to Christianity or another religion in his comic books; and most comic books don't mention any religion. You might still be thinking the smurf are atheists, as I haven't really provided any evidence yet to prove that theory wrong. Now, as you probably already know, The Smurfs comic books and the television series are set in the Middle Ages. And in the Middle Ages, atheism wasn't in existence yet. In fact, until modern times, everyone believed in God or at least worshipped someone or something. It would have been considered ridiculous for someone to say there was no God. The Smurfs is probably set in Europe. In Europe during the Middle Ages, the main religion was Catholicism, while some people were Jews. Catholicism and Judaism were basically the only religions in Medieval Europe. We know that the smurfs are not Jewish, because they celebrate Christmas, not Hanukkah. Therefore, the smurfs are Catholic! So they couldn't possibly Communist.
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Century Smurf
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posted 07-15-2016 02:09 PM
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Century Smurf
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posted 07-15-2016 02:12 PM
Sorry, that blank post was accidental.
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posted 01-05-2018 05:49 AM
I Really don't think that was Peyos intent.
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posted 01-05-2018 03:40 PM
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Originally posted by Century Smurf:
I think it is sad that people think the smurfs are communists. They are innocent, magical creatures, but it seems like people try to find any excuse to criticize the them. The smurfs most certainly are not communists!
Some of you may not believe me. Well, you see, communists don't believe in God and they have no religion. Many people think the smurfs have no religion, but in reality it just seems that way because Peyo decided not to mention anything related to Christianity or another religion in his comic books; and most comic books don't mention any religion. You might still be thinking the smurf are atheists, as I haven't really provided any evidence yet to prove that theory wrong. Now, as you probably already know, The Smurfs comic books and the television series are set in the Middle Ages. And in the Middle Ages, atheism wasn't in existence yet. In fact, until modern times, everyone believed in God or at least worshipped someone or something. It would have been considered ridiculous for someone to say there was no God. The Smurfs is probably set in Europe. In Europe during the Middle Ages, the main religion was Catholicism, while some people were Jews. Catholicism and Judaism were basically the only religions in Medieval Europe. We know that the smurfs are not Jewish, because they celebrate Christmas, not Hanukkah. Therefore, the smurfs are Catholic! So they couldn't possibly Communist.
Thanks for setting that straight.
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SmurfBoeing
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posted 01-05-2018 10:58 PM
The smurfs are not Communist/Socialist, they are an example of Utopia. Smurfs being Communist is just a funny conspiracy theory (one of my favorite jokes actually).
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Nicholas Chandra
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posted 01-06-2018 05:11 AM
Yes i agree with vic,squeaky and sweet smurf. The smurf aren't communist at all, after all i they they way of life is better than life like us. And of course all writter like peyo also earn money like many writter.
you canno't say smurf are communist. But you must learn from all way they do and you can't say red is something bad or what i don't know even in asian red is great colour and i think christmas also have red colour.
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Sweet Smurf 2
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posted 01-06-2018 10:51 AM
Don't forget about the other bad theories like the Smurfs being satanic, Neo-Nazis or KKK!
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Vic George The ND Guy
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posted 01-06-2018 12:41 PM
Speaking of the KKK, my latest EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story "Polaris' Smurfy New Life" has Hefty forming The Order Of The True Smurfs to deal with people like Empath's friend Polaris Psyche, which only ends up having a few members in it and was quickly dissolved.
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Perky Smurf
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posted 01-06-2018 12:53 PM
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Originally posted by VicGeorge2010:
Speaking of the KKK, my latest EMPATH: The Luckiest Smurf story "Polaris' Smurfy New Life" has Hefty forming The Order Of The True Smurfs to deal with people like Empath's friend Polaris Psyche, which only ends up having a few members in it and was quickly dissolved.
Really, you had Hefty form the Smurf KKK. He was a jerk sometimes but that's sorta uncharacteristic.
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Sweet Smurf 2
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posted 01-06-2018 02:28 PM
Have you read his stories, hes basically Sentinel Prime from TFA in them!
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Flying smurf
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posted 03-31-2018 05:54 PM
Let me ask question.
WHY THEY WAST TIME TO
RUIN THE SMURF'S HONOR?
Ha, that's ridiculous!
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Vic George The ND Guy
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posted 04-01-2018 01:44 AM
Not OOC according to his characterization throughout the Empath series. He has no love for telepaths, and particularly doesn't like Empath or Polaris Psyche.
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VIC GEORGE -- Westfield, MA, USA
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posted 07-18-2019 02:55 PM
I'll be real, I think it'd be more in line with the Smurfs' loving and gentle nature for them to be at least socialist. You can not tell me that these little fae gnomes are capitalists. Capitalism is not a system made to sustain a harmonious and socially supportive society, it's a system that's barely a step up from feudalism. Would the Smurfs really allow other Smurfs to die for no reason other than that particular Smurf not having the money to pay the $300 for their insulin that only costs some billionaire $13 to make? Didn't think so.
Gargamel, however, is a Super-Capitalist. Trying to capture the Smurfs so he can essentially harvest them like any other nonsentient natural resource and turn them into gold.
I'll take a wild guess and say that Gargamel probably votes republican, too. Truly tragic. I hope he will get well soon and join the Smurfs in their joyful ways.
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Vic George The ND Guy
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posted 09-14-2020 03:52 AM
Trying to make Gargamel a "good guy capitalist" ultimately fails because he's willing to destroy a race of people for the sake of gain.
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aaaaaaaaas
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posted 03-30-2022 06:29 PM
This debate has been going on for more than 20 years, I think it's time to admit that Smurfs are, in fact, communists and that communism is cool and good ![[Cool]](cool.gif) ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Squeaky Smurf
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posted 03-30-2022 08:13 PM
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Originally posted by aaaaaaaaas:
This debate has been going on for more than 20 years, I think it's time to admit that Smurfs are, in fact, communists and that communism is cool and good
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Century Smurf
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posted 04-03-2022 12:01 PM
I haven't read this article since 2016, so I had to go back and read it again, lol.
I don't really think my opinion has changed much since I made my fairly long comment up above. I do feel like I don't know if it's fair to assign any religion to the Smurfs, like Catholicism or Taoism or whatever. Even though, as I said before, very few people in the middle ages in Europe were not Catholic. But ultimately, I think we need to recognize that the Smurfs are really simply a form of entertainment for children, not some sort of allegory or political manifesto in disguise.
I have read Thomas More's Utopia since making that post above, and if you don't know, Thomas More coined the term "utopia." I have to admit, when I read the book, I found many similarities between the fictional island, Utopia, and the Smurfs' village. For example, in Utopia, the inhabitants of the island have no currency; everything is shared. They go to great lengths to ensure this; for example, every few years, they all switch houses. The houses are also very similar, painted white if I remember correctly. And get this: the place is divided up into districts, essentially, and every day, the people in each district have their own eatery (or whatever you call it) where they go to have their meals (for free, of course). This is strikingly similar to the way the Smurfs eat, when they all go to the same place each day to eat what Chef Smurf has cooked. And of course, the Smurfs have no currency, either.
In case you don't know (or haven't guessed from reading this), the people in Utopia are basically Communist. And the Smurfs do seem to share some similarities with them. In Utopia, the inhabitants of the island even all wear very similar clothes, much like the Smurfs do. I suppose I could expound on this further, but I think if you really examine the Smurfs, you will agree that they are really just a peaceful group of magical beings who live in harmony with nature and are able to have essentially a simplified communal-esque way of life because they have fairly simple, carefree lives. Sure, they have to fend Gargamel off every now and then, but they don't have a stock market or global relations or nuclear weapons or all the modern issues we have in the 21st century.
And, finally, the Smurfs are a children's story. Okay? Not some socioeconomic treatise. Don't overanalyze it.
No, the Smurfs are not Communist.
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posted 04-03-2022 12:49 PM
Totally agreed, Century (and nice to see you here again)! ![[Happy Smurf]](graemlins/Happy_Smurf.gif)
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Vic George The ND Guy
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posted 04-05-2022 03:58 AM
One of the stories I was planning to write for my Empath series is where the Smurfs get involved in religion, namely a religion that turns out to be a cult that has a destructive influence on the Smurfs, much like how money was destructive to their society in "The Finance Smurf".
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