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The Simpsons Criticizes the War in Iraq

By Manila Ryce
Published Tuesday, November 7th, 2006, 9:07 am
Filed under: Videos: Political, War, Videos, US Politics


This is a clip from the most recent Simpson’s Halloween special. At the end we see a biting comparison between a destructive alien invasion and the US-led War in Iraq. By making Springfield the victim of the attack, The Simpsons is able to tease sympathy for the Iraqi people while showing that the US is an alien force. I’m amazed that such a blatant jab at the Bush Administration and their liberator-logic was even aired on Fox. The closing scene is particularly eerie. Kudos to them.

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6 Responses to “The Simpsons Criticizes the War in Iraq”

  1. Wow. Its been awhile since I’ve seen a new episode of The Simpsons, mostly because they seemed to be increasingly ludicrous in recent years. I’m shocked to see this.

    Eerie is a good way to describe the last part of this scene, kubrick-like might be an even better way.

    matt
    11/7/06 at 4:53 pm

  2. Fox had to air this, The Simpson get about half the networks ratings, letting them go would be insanity.

    ReyDarz
    11/11/06 at 10:24 pm

  3. weapons of mass-disintergation.. what about wtc? why did they disintegrate?

    Jabulon
    11/13/06 at 5:46 am

  4. You should be aware… this is the EDITED version. The version shown overseas had ONE more line in it.

    You can find it on YouTube

    Chithon
    11/13/06 at 6:10 am

  5. The more recent episode that aired last night was even more blatant, Kudos to the writers, I used to love the Simpsons, now I love them even more…. if that were possible

    Aladek
    11/13/06 at 3:39 pm

  6. @Aladek

    Thanks for alerting me to that episode. I had it on my computer, but hadn’t watched it until now. Here’s a posted clip from the beginning of that one:
    http://www.jwharrison.com/blog/2006/11/13/the-simpsons-on-army-recruitment/

    Administrator
    11/13/06 at 10:58 pm

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