Blue Skin, Red Heart

Blue Skin Red Heart -openfly

Marxism-Leninsim among Smurfs
Smurfs all wear the same uniform and simple tunic
There is no competition among smurfs in any area of Industry
There is no trade or movement of people between other smurf communes
There is no currency
Papa Smurf is the Central Authority
“ from each according to their ability, to each according to their needs” -Karl Marx

Papa Smurf ( Dear Leader )
Papa Smurf could be a reference to Stalin ( also known as papa )
Distinct Physical Similarities to Karl Marx
Distinctive Red Tunic
Seen seizing the assets of Greedy Smurf during a smurfberry famine.
Authority without question
Second in Command is Brainy Smurf

Brainy Smurf ( Trotsky? )
Distinct physical similarities to notable Leninist Leon Trotsky.
Considered to be the Intellectual leader of the community behind Papa Smurf
Attempts to take over village in absence of Papa Smurf ( Trotsky failed to the same )
There are also parallels in his fascist nature that could be applied to Stalin ( in relation to Lenin )

Smurfette
Smurfette is not a smurf
Smurfette was engineered by Gargamel to tempt the smurfs and cause discord in their community
Smurfette in many ways embodies the temptation of capitalism ever present in the socialist community
Smurfette also represents a divide in what was an otherwise classless and sexless society
Ultimately she is won over by the smurfs and converted by Papa smurf to their way

Gargamel
Gargamel's initial objective is to turn the smurfs into Gold, Later he attempts to consume them as a Capitalist culture would consume a socialist one
Gargamel assaults the smurfs by playing on their selfish nature
Arguments have been made that Gargamel represents a caricature of a Jew. In communist russia, Judaism was a prevalent and powerful religion. Socialism sees religion as the “opiate of the masses”
Crazy old man who lives in the woods and talks to a cat. Searching for little blue men that live in mushroo ms
Capitalist, or crazy hobo?

Peyo
Belgian Cartoonist
Cartoonists are known for their leftist tendencies
Belgians are known for their waffles
Peyo is known for his support of working class heroes in class based societies
Peyo turned the Smurfs into an enterprise

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Blue Skin, Red Heart

by openfly on Apr 22, 2011

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