{"id":452,"date":"2008-11-18T13:03:45","date_gmt":"2008-11-18T18:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peacefulhippo.wordpress.com\/2008\/11\/18\/the-right-to-laugh-party-humanifesto\/"},"modified":"2008-11-18T13:03:45","modified_gmt":"2008-11-18T18:03:45","slug":"the-right-to-laugh-party-humanifesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peacefulhippo.us\/blog\/2008\/11\/18\/the-right-to-laugh-party-humanifesto\/","title":{"rendered":"The Right to Laugh Party Humanifesto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><b>The Right-To-Laugh Party Humanifesto<\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><font size=\"4\">W<\/font>e believe that every human has            the right to laugh, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness unless of            course happiness is a warm gun, in which case some restrictions may            apply.<\/p>\n<p>           <font size=\"4\">W<\/font>e have the right and duty to laugh at our            leaders, particularly those times when their actions are either            seriously foolish or foolishly serious. We have the right to help them            laugh with each other and at themselves, and if they are incapable of            doing that, we have the right to laugh them out of power.<\/p>\n<p>           <font size=\"4\">W<\/font>e have the right to laugh at the obscene            foolishness of spending so much of our precious livelihood on weapons            of deadlihood, and at the utter absurdity of doing the same things            that haven&#8217;t worked in the past and expecting them to work now and in            the future.<\/p>\n<p>           <font size=\"4\">W<\/font>e propose creating the office of Supreme Court            Jester to encourage citizens to use the light of laughter to            illuminate the shadow, especially in those poorly lit corridors of            power.<\/p>\n<p>           <font size=\"4\">W<\/font>e seek to extend this Right to Laugh all across            the globe, especially places where things just aren&#8217;t funny. <\/p>\n<p>           <font size=\"4\">W<\/font>e propose that the United Nations and all            levels of government begin each session with the Hokey Pokey. You put            your whole self in &#8211; that is commitment. You pull your whole self out            &#8211; that is detachment. You turn yourself around &#8211; and that is            transformation and that&#8217;s what it s all about.<\/p>\n<p>           <font size=\"4\">W<\/font>e believe the problem is serious. But the            solution is humorous. It&#8217;s a scientific fact. The best way to overcome            gravity is with levity. So all those who want to take a vow of levity            please rise! Put your hand on your jocular vein, and recite the Right            to Laugh Pledge: All for fun and fun for all. <\/p>\n<p>           Congratulations! You have now joined farces with the Pro-Laugh            movement to raise the laugh force and increase the laugh expectancy on            this amazing planet. <\/p>\n<p>           May we all wake up laughing, and leave laughter in our wake. For            surely, the Farce is with us! <\/p>\n<p>           Declared and Absurdified by<\/p>\n<p>           Swami Beyondananda<\/p>\n<p>           <font size=\"2\">OFFICIAL DISCLAIMER<\/p>\n<p>           Although we are enthusiastically pro-laugh, we are pro-choice as well.            We respect each and every individual s right to not laugh. If you want            to be miserable, go right ahead. Whatever makes you happy.<\/font><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><b>All for <br \/>           fun <br \/>           and fun <br \/>           for all! <\/p>\n<p>           One big party, everyone is invited.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Right-To-Laugh Party Humanifesto We believe that every human has the right to laugh, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness unless of course happiness is a warm gun, in which case some restrictions may apply. 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