I.M.P.

An abbreviated retelling of the life of Isabel Mary Paterson, Part I.

Peter Bagge | From the August-September 2010 issue

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Suki 15 years ago

Good morning reason!

The moral above is: don't be born in Canada.
1. Untermensch 15 years ago
  
  Curses, foiled again in my goal to be first. Suki, do you live outside of the United States or are you a vampire?
  1. Suki 15 years ago
    
    I am in all places and in everything. I am eternal.
    
    Good morning Untermensch 🙂 Everything kosher in your world?
2. Dilema 15 years ago
  
  So here is a question for you.
  
  Is it better to be born in Canada and have to struggle to learn the evils of, and then disregard socialism, or,
  
  Is it better to be born in the U.S. and have to struggle to learn the evils of, and then disregard religion?
  1. Isaac Bartram 15 years ago
    
    You seem to be operating under the misapprehension that the is no socialism in the United States and that there is no religion in Canada.
    
    The most frequently heard justification for socialism in Canada is the Biblical admonition that you are your brother's keeper.
    1. Dilema 15 years ago
      
      Nope, not suffer under that misapprehension:
      
      Infact was raised a Christian in Canada, so am well aware of your point.
      
      Just as an overwhelming broad generalization, it appears that the dominant burden put on the young minds of United States Citizens is Religion. They are far more well versed in the evils of Communism, etc. However, it sneaks in, based on the moral premise, as you stated, of "you are your brothers keeper".
      
      In Canada, again, as a broad generalization, religious fundamentalism is less prevalent, due to the acceptance of multi-multiculturalism, and instead, it is these secular teachings of socialism, or left wing "environmentalism" that seem to dominate the general culture.
      
      So basically, Suki's comment had me wondering, what burden would be psychologically, and philosophically easiest to free oneself from.
      
      I thought the readers of reason may have some interesting opinions on this.
      1. Suki 14 years ago
        
        Thought provoking, quite.
? 15 years ago

It left me on the edge of my seat, wondering: Will Part II ever get around to having a point?
1. Suki 15 years ago
  
  What's wrong with you? If they get to the point in Part II nobody will read Part III: I.M.P. Goes to Gaza.
  1. ? 15 years ago
    
    Oh boy! And don't forget: Ayn Rand hasn't yet made an appearance. That panel should be chock full of yucks!
    1. Suki 15 years ago
      
      Get the corkscrew ready for the Virginia Postrel cameo.
rctl 15 years ago

Free kosher dills for everyone!
Alan Vanneman 15 years ago

Forget the "abbreviated" bullshit. We want the real deal! Here's hoping for a ten-parter! I love learning about forgotten libertarian heroines whose lives came to nothing!
1. ? 15 years ago
  
  libertarian heroines
  
  That's hero worship? Seems like standard Reason snark to me.
2. The Angry Optimist 15 years ago
  
  Better a ten-parter about Paterson than a disjointed, nonsensical story about Holmes, complete with awkward sex scenes.
  1. Alan Vanneman 15 years ago
    
    You read the book! No wonder you're angry!
    1. The Angry Optimist 15 years ago
      
      well-played.
Man of the New Normal 15 years ago

I thought this strip would somehow incorporate Kerry's yacht, Isabel.
1. Suki 15 years ago
  
  That's after Vietnam in "I.M.P goes to RI".
  1. DADIODADDY 15 years ago
    
    I thoughtit was in "Isabel Paterson and her all girl electric orchestra"
SugarFree 15 years ago

We have a Gutzon Borglum sculpture in our lobby. Too early to have been worked on by Paterson, though.
mr simple 15 years ago

So this woman lived a life and things happened, huh? That's so interesting.
1. The Angry Optimist 15 years ago
  
  Not everything that is written is written for you.
  1. Suki 15 years ago
    
    +1
  2. Citizen Nothing 15 years ago
    
    Funny. At my newspaper we seem to write everything for "Mr. Simple."
    Then we wonder why the industry is dying.
    1. Mr. Simple 15 years ago
      
      I didn't get my paper today, dammit!
2. Les 15 years ago
  
  Actually, this woman lived a life when women had a fraction of the rights and respect that men did and she prevailed while showing more independence and courage than most of the men of her time and probable even now, a hundred years later. So, it is pretty interesting, if you like stories of remarkable, complex people.
  1. DADIODADDY 15 years ago
    
    douche
Citizen Nothing 15 years ago

Bravo, Bagge. Paterson's story is one that should be known by far more people.
(And isn't it time for a fucking eclipse or something?)
Colin 15 years ago

Very nice.

Maybe he tackle Rose Wilder and Zora Neale Hurston next.
1. Peter Bagge 15 years ago
  
  That is my intention, yes.
Reformed Republican 15 years ago

Just look on the bright side. It is not a Chip Bok Friday Funny.
1. Alex 15 years ago
  
  +1
Justin Raimondo 15 years ago

Bravo!!!!!!!! Wonderful stuff!!!
Tim 15 years ago

Who was this woman? Why should I care?
1. Tim 15 years ago
  
  Thank coodness for Wikipedia because I sure didn't leran anything about her reading Reason.
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Paterson
  1. zoltan 15 years ago
    
    Let me help you with your case of The Dumb:
    
    Isabel Paterson, Reason Archives
    1. Tim 15 years ago
      
      I live in the moment, and that moment is past.
Tman 15 years ago

Just reading that Wiki link I saw this-

"In her retirement, Paterson declined to enroll in Social Security."

There's a lady with some principles, that's right.
Mike Laursen 15 years ago

Yay! Bagge is back!
Atilla 15 years ago

Who?

Did Neil Gaiman write this. I heard he is writing Ann Rand into the next Dr. Who episode.

Gee, that makes about as much sense as a comic strip about somebody nobody has ever heard of . . . . .

Who is Ann Rand?
1. Brandybuck 15 years ago
  
  It would be awesome if Ayn Rand became the new companion for the doctor. He would have his bow tie, and she her cigarette holder.
  1. DADIODADDY 15 years ago
    
    who would hold the douche bag?
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