Wizard of Oz - Political Symbolism

[Jackpine Radical]

3. DU is one of those places where the knowledge base is pretty deep.

Just because a lot of people here know something, that doesn't mean it's commonly known in the general populace.

And of course Baum was a socialist.

"There were no poor people in the land of Oz, because there was no such thing as money, and all property of every sort belonged to the Ruler. Each person was given freely by his neighbours whatever he required for his use, which is as much as anyone may reasonably desire. Every one worked half the time and played half the time, and the people enjoyed the work as much as they did the play, because it is good to be occupied and to have something to do."--L. Frank Baum.