Michael Ceraolo

from New Political/Historical Definitions

capitalism

-a system that spreads the risk among the many
while reserving the rewards for the few


graduated income tax

-a system of taxation where,
if you earn more than a certain amount of money
you graduate from paying taxes


war crimes

-atrocities committed
by the losing side


paired definitions

1. graverobber- one who disturbs the burial sites of whites
archeologist- one who disturbs the burial sites of non-whites

2. madman- one who kills 5 or 10 people for little or no apparent reason
statesman- one who kills hundreds of thousands or even millions of
people for little or no apparent reason

3. class warfare- when someone points out the iniquities of the rich
reality- when someone points out the iniquities of the poor

4. authoritarian- a 'liberal' who has been mugged
civil libertarian- a 'conservative' who has been arrested

5. entitlement- what someone else gets that you don't
sound policy- what you get that someone else doesn't

6. battle- where more Indians are killed and whites act heroically
massacre- where more whites are killed and Indians act cowardly

{By Michael Ceraolo)