Editing Douche and Turd (section)

== Politics ==
According to [[Nick Gillespie]] of ''[[Reason magazine|Reason]]'' magazine, this episode "pretty much sums up how most [[Libertarianism in the United States|libertarians]] approach politics".<ref>Harkinson, Josh. [http://motherjones.com/politics/2007/12/apostles-ron-paul?page=2 The Apostles of Ron Paul], ''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]'' (January/February 2008)</ref> Douche and Turd are used again in the season 20 episode "[[Member Berries]]" and subsequent episodes of the season, in which they refer to [[Donald Trump]] (represented by [[Mr. Garrison]]) and [[Hillary Clinton]], respectively, in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Bradley |first1=Laura |title=Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Become Douche and Turd on South Park |url=http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/09/south-park-season-20-premiere |magazine=Vanity Fair |access-date=March 7, 2022 |date=September 15, 2016}}</ref> The episode has been used to demonstrate the near-zero value of an individual vote, the intrinsic value individuals place on the act of voting itself, problems arising when voters must choose amongst undesirable candidates rather than issues, and the role of political campaigning.<ref>Hoffer, Adam J. and Crowley, George R., Did You Say that Voting is Ridiculous?: Using South Park to Teach Public Choice (June 26, 2013). {{SSRN|2285834}}</ref><ref>[http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=9781405161602&site=1 South Park and Philosophy: You Know, I Learned Something Today] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070901034507/http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=9781405161602&site=1 |date=2007-09-01 }}, Blackwell Publishing, ''Series: The Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series'', Retrieved 2008-01-21.</ref>