Homer Simpson's Manifesto

In the colorful world of Homer Simpson, there are many interesting opinions, but only a few core principles. The first and most admirable is devotion to family. Homer loves his wife and children, and although his value in the family is somewhat tarnished by his propensity to transform himself into a couch potato whenever convenient, he is equally loved by them. In his offbeat way, Homer tries an endless series of crazy things, from traveling with a rock group to working at a bowling alley, but ultimately he always returns to his extremely boring and totally unrewarding job as Safety Inspector at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, because he judges being with his family and meeting their needs as more important than having an exciting job. This is not to say that he always gets along famously with them; there are a lot of rocks in the road especially with his son, Bart and Homer is generally far from reticent about expressing his eccentric and abrasive opinions. Still, at bottom, he is a lovable family guy who indulges his flights of fancy and his middle-class opinions without compromising the fabric of his family life. No one c

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