I'm pretty sure I can't take total credit for this startling discovery. It flowered in discussions here and at Bad Tux's place. If he didn't have a visible hand in creating this notion, he at least encouraged and nurtured it in not-too-subtle ways.
I will, however, stake claim to the idea that the visible manifestation of the FREE MARKET FAIRY is an image of Milton Friedman in drag.
Full credit to BT for actually locating his (her?, its?) picture.
Free Market Fairy
Wave your wand, for rational,
Efficient magic.
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Yeah, the right-wingers talk about this beautiful free market fairy who magically waves her wand and presto chango, everything looks great and pretty and shiny and magic sparkle pony dust glitters throughout the land. When actually the free market fairy is a grumpy tranny whose day job is kneecapping people for the Mob (or our ruling top 400 oligarchs who own more of America than the bottom 51% of Americans combined, whatever, same difference) and who would sooner whack you over the head with her (his?) magic wand than actually do anything for mere mortals like you and I.
What we need is more people shouting "hey, youse! Your free market fairy has hairy legs and a beard!", maybe then folks will start looking past the pretty costume and realize that, uhm, hey, this free market fairy is pretty dadburned brutal, and certainly nothing that is going to result in anything good for ordinary people like you or I. But I keep remembering, 50% of Americans are below average... and average ain't so bright. Siiigh!
- Badtux the WASF Penguin
I don't think there's anything I can add to that.
Cheers!
JzB the above average trombonist
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