the aragon-carnsworth social power index

by cathy aragon and dylan carnsworth

illustrations courtesy of penmarq studios

here is a means of calculating a social power index of individuals in today's world, using factors of wealth, fame, gender, sexuality, race and religion. the numbers indicated are factors to be multiplied, not points to be added together. the highest possible index score is 6000. lowest possible score is 1. this index might be useful after the revolution in determining what persons should be be imprisoned or sent to re-educational facilities. wealth: 5 - rich: over 2 billion usd 4 - upper middle class: 10 million - 2 billion 3 - middle class: 50,000 - 10,000,000 2 - lower middle class: less than 50,000 but not homeless 1 - homeless fame: 5 - talk show host (active) 4 - talk show host (former) 4 - own reality tv show 3 - president of usa or russia, present or former 3 - movie star (leading role in 3 or more hollywood produced and distributed films) 2 - recording artist (minimum 10 million total sales) 2 - model (cover of vogue 2 or more times) 2 - professional athlete (minimum earnings 7 million annual) 1 - all other gender: 3 - male 2 - female 1 - transgender sexuality 4 - hetero 3 - asexual 2 - bi 1 - gay race: 4 - white 3 - asian 2 - hispanic, native american, pacific island 1 - black religion: 5 - christian 4 - other "established" religion (tax-exempt in usa) 3 - non "established" religion 2 - no religion 1 - atheist *** how would you rate this? a) excellent - a potentially useful tool b) needs work c) might have been relevant 25 or 50 years ago, but is obsolete d) pretty crude e) totally idiotic

question # 23

text by cathy aragon

illustrations by rhoda penmarq

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23.) which of the following statements do you most agree with? a) the people who rule the world are assholes and should be replaced. b) the people who rule the world are assholes and should be killed. c) the people who rule the world should be arrested and placed in re-education camps, where, subject to the strictest oversight, they might be released after a minimum of ten years of cultural reconditioning. d) the people who rule the world are a bunch of sadists and slimeballs but trying to replace them will only make things worse e) the people who rule the world are not very bright but are doing their best and deserve our support. f) the people who rule the world are doing a good job and deserve our support. g) there are no people who rule the world

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