Thursday, November 12, 2009

Freedom of Speech?

okay, so this is a bit dated, but it's still awfully funny


Q: Is it true that there is freedom of speech in the Soviet Union the same as there is in the USA?

A: In principle, yes. In the USA, you can stand in front of the White House in Washington, DC, and yell, "Down with Reagan!", and you will not be punished. Just the same, you can stand in the Red Square in Moscow and yell, "Down with Reagan!", and you will not be punished.


I looked for my standard file of jokes or just funny things, and found a dozen Russia/USSR jokes. I have no idea where they came from. I do wonder where my older, much longer list went...

1 comment:

Peter T said...

> In principe, yes ...

That sounds like the Radio Eriwan jokes common in Eastern Germany, about the superiority of socialism, see also
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Eriwan