Is South Park Republican or Democrat?

[Matt Collins]

The question is asked:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/25/matt-stone-trey-parker-ar_n_475744.html


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[RideTheDirt]

neither, morons

[silverhandorder]

I love their show. I think they don't like both sides.

[0zzy]

libertarians, actually.

[RideTheDirt]

libertarians, actually.
ding ding ding

[BlackTerrel]

Interesting article... thanks for posting.

"A Haiku is just like a normal American poem except that it doesn't rhyme and it's totally stupid." Trey Parker

[Vessol]

Neither really. It's pretty awesome how they can take anything and make fun of it. TBH if they made a show about Ron Paul and all of us, I'd laugh my ass off.

Reading the article. I hope they make an episode after the Afghani thing.

[hugolp]

Matt Stone & Trey Parker Are Not Your Political Allies (No Matter What You Believe)

I love how they indoctrinate the crow and tell them who they have to trust. Who the hell this HuffPost peole think they are? Like if they are holly or not biased...

But if you get past the title the article is good.

[Texan4Life]

south park > family guy

i don't care what anyone says

[slothman]

Out of those 2 choices they are more Democrat than Republican.
They aren't either though, really libertarian.
Of course they don't affliate with any political party or religion.
They make fun of everyone equally.

[speciallyblend]

kenny is for legalized marijuana;) i sent them an idea that is reality in colorado! would be funny if they covered it, i would laugh my ass off if they had kenny and the gang and token with Ron Paul 2012 signs!!!

[fisharmor]

south park > family guy

i don't care what anyone says

I love a good show tune, but Les Claypool wins.
Family Guy is just irreverent humor - which I love - but SP occasionally makes me think.

Anyone who hasn't seen the SP episode on airlines really ought to watch it. I think it's my favorite episode, because it really does embody a lot of what we believe. And it encapsulates the whole problem we're up against, too.

[Natalie]

South Park is awesome! I've seen every episode. They are definitely libertarian. I wish they would put Ron Paul in an episode.

[MelissaWV]

kenny is for legalized marijuana;) i sent them an idea that is reality in colorado! would be funny if they covered it, i would laugh my ass off if they had kenny and the gang and token with Ron Paul 2012 signs!!!

They could have an episode where the kids like Ron Paul, but are then ridiculed because there are "no black people in the Ron Paul movement." They could spend the whole episode trying to bully Token into becoming a supporter. Then, at the end, Ron Paul could show up and teach them all that the movement isn't about bullying people into believing what you believe... it's about people having the right to believe whatever they want. Even if it's bankrupting our country.

[Elwar]

In an April 4, 2001 article in the Los Angeles Times. When asked to describe his politics, Parker said he was "a registered Libertarian." (Stone was less sure about his politics. He told the Los Angeles Times, "I don't think I'm registered to vote.")

http://www.theadvocates.org/celebrities/trey-parker.html

[sluggo]

I read an interview years ago with Parker and Stone where they were asked about political beliefs. They replied (and I paraphrase), "We can't stand the Republicans, but we fucking HATE the Democrats."

[brandon]

South Park doesn't take a side. They make fun of everyone's stupidity.

One of the best shows on TV IMO.

[Pennsylvania]

Trey Parker is a libertarian for sure but afaik Matt Stone has never really associated himself with a particular ideology, just been opposed to various ones:

"I hate conservatives, but I really (expletive) hate liberals."
- Matt Stone

[torchbearer]

Trey Parker is a libertarian for sure but afaik Matt Stone has never really associated himself with a particular ideology, just been opposed to various ones:

"I hate conservatives, but I really (expletive) hate liberals."
- Matt Stone

sounds like a libertarian.

[RCA]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Park_Republican

[angelatc]

Trey:
what we're sick of—and it's getting even worse—is: You either like michael moore or you wanna fuckin' go overseas and shoot iraqis. There can't be a middle ground. Basically, if you think michael moore's full of shit, then you are a super-christian right-wing whatever. And we're both just pretty middle-ground guys. We find just as many things to rip on on the left as we do on the right. People on the far left and the far right are the same exact person to us

[Pennsylvania]

^ man I f*ing love that quote

The world is a better place because of South Park.

[Toureg89]

libertarians, actually.
being a self-described libertarian, and actually being libertarian, are two different things.

wasn't Obama quoted as being "Free Market" minded somewhere?:p


I love their show. I think they don't like both sides.
+1

[Liberty Star]

Are neocons Republicans or Democrats?

It's the same question.

[__27__]

False left/right paradigm.

[jclay2]

Remember the walmart episode making fun of the shining. Or the Wheel of Fortune Episode: Puzzle Category People who Annoy You N_GGERS. Lol

[MelissaWV]

Remember the walmart episode making fun of the shining. Or the Wheel of Fortune Episode: Puzzle Category People who Annoy You N_GGERS. Lol

Naggers?


Oh! I see what they did there...

[payme_rick]

I like Family Guy more, but South Park is just as good...

Fav. SP episode would be when Chef's marrying the succubus... Chef's dad just cracks me the hell up in that one... "I need about $Tree-Fitty"

[Toureg89]

I like Family Guy more, but South Park is just as good...

Fav. SP episode would be when Chef's marrying the succubus... Chef's dad just cracks me the hell up in that one... "I need about $Tree-Fitty"
YouTube - 3 fiddy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cn7xfBpZ3M)

[BlackTerrel]

Besides being funny they do a good job exposing the BS of both sides and the false left/right paradigm.

They also do a good job exposing peoples biases. I have had good friends tell me they used to like the show but can't watch anymore because "South Park hates Christians" or "South Park hates black people". I told both of these guys that they didn't get it - but of course when I explained they didn't get it.

Plus everyone knows South Park really hates gingers:

YouTube - GINGERS DO HAVE SOULS!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY39fkmqKBM)

[KCIndy]

I like Family Guy more, but South Park is just as good...


Aw, come on! South Park has Underpants Gnomes! How can anything compete with that?? :cool:

[RJT]

Remember their episode attacking Rob Reiner and anti-smoking groups? Showing tobacco companies as good people, and anti-smoking groups as fascists was truly excellent.

South Park > Family Guy...all day, every day.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/104386/?searchterm=Butt+Out

[Liberty_Tree]

YouTube - south park-they took our jobs!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLni3wbndls)

[RJT]

Attacking the ATF:

http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/151398

[__27__]

Aw, come on! South Park has Underpants Gnomes! How can anything compete with that?? :cool:


http://dealbreaker.com/2009/09/03/underpants%20gnomes.jpg

[brandon]

I think tonight's episode answered this pretty well. :D

[Pete_00]

Some things they are "left". Some things they are "right" and some other very important things they either dont mention or ridicule...

They are Comedy Central after all and if they have contracts its because someone filthy rich "up there" aprove their "message". Yes call me paranoied all you want...

[KramerDSP]

The Tiger Woods-centered episode last week had me thinking. Ron Paul is the political equivalent of the two boys called "turd in the punch bowl", with all of the men trying to squash any dissension from the "sex addiction" representing the establishment, special interests, and media. Seems fitting, if off-putting.

[Mini-Me]

I get the sense that they're somewhere between libertarian and centrist on the Nolan chart. That is to say, they're not principled libertarians or Constitutionalists, and they tend to ignore "taboo" issues like the Fed, but when it comes to commonly discussed issues, they lean closer to our positions than not. Whereas we tend to approach politics from a consistent foundation of moral/philosophical principles, it seems they tend to evaluate issues piecemeal, but they're intelligent enough to consistently arrive at pretty sane conclusions. If it weren't for the fact that "extreme" libertarianism is essentially the definition of moderation (http://fff.org/freedom/0890b.asp), I'd say they're "kind of like us, but much more moderate."
(The article I linked to is one of my favorites ever...)

[low preference guy]

south park is libertarian.

[Sic Semper Tyrannis]

Yes, South Park IS Libertarian, check out this interview they did with Reason magazine. South Park made the front cover.

South Park Libertarians
Trey Parker and Matt Stone on liberals, conservatives, censorship, and religion.
http://reason.com/archives/2006/12/05/south-park-libertarians/

[low preference guy]

Favorite Matt Stone quote:


I hate Republicans, but I really fucking hate Democrats.