A few days ago, MSNBC host Krystal Ball claimed that George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” is now a political parable warning of the dangers of capitalism.
Today, Ball defended herself against conservatives who “lost their minds over that”:
On Animal Farm, conservatives miss the point… But make some great jokes abt my name http://t.co/KNlvwCMnIn
— Krystal Ball (@krystalball) May 6, 2014
Here’s video of Ball’s explanation followed by a partial transcript:
Partial transcript:
“I know that Orwell’s novel was an allegory of Soviet communism. But to fixate on ‘Snowball is Trotsky’ and ‘Napoleon is Stalin’ is to miss the real profundity of the story. At its heart Animal Farm is about tyranny and the likelihood of those in power to abuse that power. It’s quite clear that tendency is not only found in the Soviet communist experience. In fact, if you read Animal Farm today it seems to warn not of some now non-existent communist threat, but of the power concentrated in the hands of the wealthy elites and corporations.”
Ball went on to describe which of Orwell’s characters were like Mitt Romney and Karl Rove, and to say that the pigs sound as if they believe in trickle-down economics.
Many just aren’t buying it:
@BecketAdams It's like no one told her the book is specifically a critique of communism.
— RBe (@RBPundit) May 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/BecketAdams/status/463780013934784512
For the love of god stop RT @NoahCRothman: Krystal Ball is doubling down on her claim Animal Farm is also a parable out the free market.
— CJ Ciaramella (@cjciaramella) May 6, 2014
@Popehat I loved the @krystalball logic. The commies are gone so Animal Farm is now about those evil 1% plutocrats who are not Democrats.
— ☩3D ?️ Social Justice NPC Anti-Paladin™☩(D) (@sjpaladinnpc) May 6, 2014
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/463769571741401088
@NoahCRothman For f*cks sake, someone please read to her that book. This Krystal Ball seems cloudy.
— Danny Crawford (@DannyCrawfordJr) May 6, 2014
Today in historical illiteracy. MT @AndrewE_Johnson: Krystal Ball defending her claim that “Animal Farm” is about the perils of capitalism
— David Freddoso (@freddoso) May 6, 2014
Keep shoveling yourself deeper? MT @krystalball On Animal Farm, conservatives miss the point… http://t.co/cSuHaaRq1o
— Max Q ⚡ (@Randy_Shannon) May 6, 2014
Hopefully coming soon:
@freddoso @AndrewE_Johnson Would love to hear her take on Atlas Shrugged
— Beirut By The Lake (@beirutbythelake) May 6, 2014
Oh please let that happen!
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