Papa Smurf and all of his little smurf minions are not the happy little characters Hanna Barbara would have us believe! The cartoon was really created by the Russian government in order to indoctrinate the youngest members of western society with communist beliefs and ideals thus destroying their resistance to the imminent Russian invasion that was to occur when this generation (my generation) grew up. Looking back, our resistance was not destroyed (only our happy childhood memories) but only due to the determination of other cartoons such as G.I. Joe and Richie Rich who's goal it was to instill in the children of the western world the morals and values of Capitalism. -Do some people just have too much free time???-

What kind of name is Smurf anyway? I was asking myself the same question when someone pointed out that Smurf was not really a name but rather a clever 5 letter acronym.
Smurf actually stands for Socialist Men Under Red Father. (hmm ... couldn't it also mean See My Underheight Radical Friends?) It doesn't take a genius to realize that is exactly what the Smurfs were. And don't think for a second that the color of Papa Smurfs outfit was random; no way! it was chosen to be red in order to have the children of North America to associate the color red with a nurturing good-natured happy little character. The name smurf also has a second purpose! Aside from being the name of the little (expletives), Smurf is also their last name! (Papa Smurf, Brain Smurf etc.) Now what last name does Smurf resemble? Why the name Smith of course! Is their another more North American or English name? I doubt it! We have all had a best friend or coach or teacher with the last name Smith. Heck your last name might be Smith! The communists wanted the Smurfs to have a name that North American Children would be at ease with thus making it easier the crush the spark of capitalism within them!!

It is almost too perfect! The Smurfs are a perfect match to what communism should be in theory. The Smurfs have no currency and every thing is shared equally between them. notice that all of the Smurfs dress exactly the same in the same standard issue white pants and hat. It is nearly impossible to tell one smurf from another. This demonstrated the idea of total equality and that every member of the society was as important as the others. The Smurfs made communism look like a great form of government because all of the Smurfs seemed happy and there was no poverty or any crime. This was a ploy of the communist creators of the Smurfs that was used to turn the North American children on to the idea of communism. Of course, in reality communism just does not work because people are generally greedy and need to have something to strive for that is why capitalism works; it allows us to strive to make more money, get better toys, and higher social standings than that our friends, neighbors, or anyone we may come in contact with.
The Smurfs put forth a definite anti-capitalism message in their shows. One need only look at the value of certain Smurfs in the society to see this. Who was portrayed negatively on the show? Greedy and Vanity that's who! And why were these particular Smurfs frowned upon? Well Greedy took up for himself and liked to eat allot. Is that a reason to condemn him? I think not. He still did alot of good for the society - he did cook for them all did he not!! The case of vanity is even more disturbing! Who do you think the smurf that wore a flower in his hair and looked in the mirror all day represented? Vanity was a homosexual of course and he was constantly put down which taught the young generation of would be North American communists that homosexuality would not be tolerated in this society. Now that we have seen which Smurfs were looked down upon we must ask which Smurfs were valued the most in the society? Why it was the hard working handy Smurfs which worked hard and questioned nothing. The communists wanted their new generation of communists to value hard work and to condemn the lazy Smurfs who played golf, suntanned, and drove about in there shinny new XK8's otherwise known as the business man!!!

Now for probably the most obvious but spooky link between the Smurfs and communism! When anyone thinks of communism they think of three names; Stalin, Lenin, and Marx. The fact that there are three head communism figures leaves us with a problem; which one was Papa Smurf Modeled after?
Many believe that it was Karl Marx, the man who developed the idea of socialism. You must admit they look shockingly alike. On the surface they also think alike. Marx believed in a society where everything is divided up among all people within the society. Nobody is above anyone else and everyone has a job to do. Papa Smurf is the leader of a similar society.
However, the fact that Papa Smurf was the leader makes others believe that he was modeled after Lenin as both he and Marx shared very like ideas but Lenin was a leader whereas Marx was more of the inventor. The problem with this is that Lenin does not have that nice white bushy beard his is more pointy and red. if Papa Smurf was not modeled after Marx or Lenin he must have been modeled after Stalin.
Stalin is most likely the man that Papa Smurf was modeled after. Marx believed more in the system of socialism not communism. What is the difference you may ask? Well, under both systems everything is supposedly shared equally among all members of the society however, under the socialist system there are free elections for the leadership of the society whereas under the communist system there are no elections. I sure as hell don't remember Papa Smurf being elected leader nor was there ever an election to decide if he should remain leader. Stalin's appearance also highly resembles that of Papa Smurf. His beard may not be as perfect as that of Marx but look at that round face!!

The most disturbing but solid proof that the Smurfs are communist propaganda is the striking resemblance that Brainy Smurf bears to Trotsky. Trotsky was a high ranking official under Lenin however during the rule of Stalin he was labeled as a traitor because his ideas conflicted with those of Stalin and other high ranking communist leaders. During the 1920’s Trotsky was exiled to Mexico where he was eventually assassinated in the 1940's. Brainy Smurf also thinks too much for his own good: He seems to be one of the few Smurfs that are unhappy and he is also one of the few that questions Smurf ideals. His ideas always got him into trouble and I believe that if the show had been continued he would have eventually been assassinated as well. This also creates more proof that Papa Smurf was modeled after Stalin for if he were to have been modeled after Lenin or Marx Brainy would have been more accepted in the smurf community. If his personality doesn't prove that brainy was in fact modeled after Trotsky just look at the picture to the right! I don't think they could resemble each other anymore!

The comparison between Gargamel and the capitalists is as cut and dry as they come. Gargamel wanted to catch the "good happy little Smurfs" and boil them so they would turn into gold. Basically the communist creator of the Smurfs wanted to portray capitalists as evil bastards whose prime goal in life was the accumulation of wealth. However, on a more detailed look we can also see that Gargamel also had a Jewish look to him. Under the communist regime the Jewish people were persecuted for (as well as other things) their love for money. The character of Gargamel was created Jewish so that the children of North America would see the Jews as evil capitalist monsters! Another disturbing character was Gargamel's cat, Azrael, who represented the "fat cat" American politician whose greed was only surpassed by that of the Jewish. It is also important to note that Azrael was owned by Gargamel much in the way the Russians believed the American politicians were in the pockets of the Jewish!!