Monday, July 23, 2012

Are they mocking us?

At the GNU Public Dictatorship we are nothing if not dedicated to excellence in world domination, which is why we are always looking for expendable people with low-to-moderate skills to further our aims and bring the New Future.  Some have labeled us "uncaring" or "exploitative" but we think they are just plain wrong.  Our goals for the GPD require that all world citizens bear some of the responsibility and the costs, and to expect members of the Board of Dictators to endanger themselves on missions where the odds are stacked against us or to serve as guinea pigs for new inventions is unreasonable.

Recently we discovered that someone (probably either inspired by the New Company or a disgruntled employee who is upset at the lack of glory they have received in our organization) posted a sign that parodies our job listings and tries, presumably, to dissuade the intelligent from applying to help in the New Future.  Here is the sign we discovered:

Here is one of our job listings from last week:
WANTED: BENEVOLENT DICTATORS seek malleable individuals to dedicate their lives in ongoing attempts to rule the world.  Must be prepared to work at nearly any time of day or day of the week and must be willing to forgo most compensation until after successful completion of ruling the world.  Enemies abound, so the risk of a messy death is a real one, but uniforms and prototypes of all new weapons (including, but not limited to, laser death rays) will be provided.  Full background check will be run; weirdos please refrain from applying.  Apply at your local GNU Public Dictatorship office at ___(address hand written here)__.
While the posts are not identical, there is certainly a bit of similarity and it is clear that the poster of the "EVIL GENIUS" ad wants to paint us as (1) evil, (2) fascist, (3) psychopathic, and (4) uncaring.  We object strenuously to this portrayal of our operations even while we are grateful for the characterization of our plans as "genius."

If you encounter such ads in your neighborhood please contact your local GPD office so that we can investigate them and take appropriate action.  At the GPD we are nothing if not geniuses!

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