cross-posted from: https://jlai.lu/post/43662539

[a character is pointing at and berating a strawman made to look like a stereotypical communist]
So, you’re a communist right?
Okay then, solve every single problem in the world right now
Create the perfect society, we’re watching, you have five minutes
Can’t do it? Sounds like your silly ideology is whack then
Tankie!

https://thebad.website/comic/reasonable_request

  • orcaA
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    8 days ago

    Ask these folks if they have a better idea. They never do and always fall back to capitalism, even though we’re all witnessing capitalists fuck up the entire planet. They won’t even entertain the pieces of a whole as good ideas. It’s either all or nothing. They’ve already skewed the argument in their favor because of capitalist propaganda influence.

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      7 days ago

      “It’s not perfect, but it’s the best system we have.” 🥴

      It never ceases to amaze me just how incapable the average person seems to be of imagining something better than the status quo.

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      8 days ago

      They literally don’t though? Most people often express the need for socialist policies and embrace the “chain is only as strong as it’s weakest link” mentality. What are you talking about?

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        8 days ago

        They literally don’t what?

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          8 days ago

          They never do…

          They won’t even…

          They’ve already…

          Gee I dunno 🙄

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            8 days ago

            Excuse me, let me clarify:

            In my limited personal experience