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The writers of Seinfeld saw how the human instinct to do good can breed a fanaticism that is anything but funny. If you asked me what my favorite Seinfeld episode is, I’d have a hard time answering. There are just too many winners.
Many would say the best ever is “The Contest,” the Emmy Award-winning episode where Jerry and company compete to see who is “master of their domain.” And who can forget “ The Soup Nazi ” or “ The Merv Griffin Show ” or Kenny Rogers chicken (“The Chicken Roaster”)?
Personally, I’ve always been a fan of “The Race,” the one where Elaine is dating a communist— Ned Isakoff —who feeds Kramer a bunch of socialist propaganda that ends up getting Kramer and his side-kick Mickey fired from their Santa/Elf gig at Coleman’s department store.
All of these are worthy of discussion for belonging in the Seinfeld pantheon; I bust a gut laughing at each one. But one of the most instructive scenes—one fitting for our times—comes in “The Sponge,” when Kramer decides to participate in an AIDS walk to support charity. ‘You Have to Wear an AIDS Ribbon’
Like a good Samaritan, Kramer shows up to walk to support the cause: AIDS awareness. Things take a turn, however, when he declines to wear an AIDS ribbon. VOLUNTEER: You’re checked in. Here’s your AIDS ribbon. KRAMER: Ah, no thanks. VOLUNTEER: You don’t want to wear an AIDS ribbon? KRAMER: No, no. VOLUNTEER: But you have to wear an AIDS ribbon. KRAMER: I have to? VOLUNTEER: Yes. KRAMER: Yeah, see, that’s why I don’t want to. VOLUNTEER: But everyone wears the ribbon. You must wear the ribbon! KRAMER: You know what you are? You’re a ribbon bully (walks away). VOLUNTEER: Hey! Hey you! Come back here! Come back here and put this on! The peer pressure Kramer receives is funny because it’s strange but also relatable. You don’t have to be a hard-nosed libertarian immersed in Rothbard and Mises to see there is a human tendency to fanatically push conformity, even in matters of symbolism (perhaps especially so).
The story doesn’t end […]
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