“Don’t tell me about communism, I know what I know... I’m a communist.”

For those of you who know me personally, you know that I despise anything to do with politics and government issues.  A mere conversation around the topic can cause me to roll my eyes in boredom.  I think this lack of interest stems from my lack of knowledge, which stems from my lack of interest.  I tried to educate myself on the subject, but no luck.  So it may come as a surprise that this quote appealed to my interest in any way.

The above quote was on the television show The Golden Girls, a fabulous show that I highly recommend.  If I remember correctly, it was that a visitor from a communist country was disgusted with America and when Dorthy tried to explain to her about the freedom and how it was much better than communism, she replied “Don’t tell me about communism, I know what I know...  I’m a communist.”.  At this point of the show, I was laughing out loud.  

From what little knowledge I have of communism, I understand that members of a communist country generally do not realize that they are missing out on many ideas and issues around the world due to the lack of freedom/choice withheld by their government.  Essentially, they are brainwashed into believing that the way of life they live is the only correct way to live.  A scary thought, in reality.  But in a satirical kind of way, it is funny that a communist thinks they know about communism.