(Comic) How Veterans Protesting Works

(Comic) How Veterans Protesting Works

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TRANSCRIPT

 

Police are lined up in front of a crowd of protesters. The police have their weapons aimed at the crowd. An unarmed man wearing an unbuttoned military uniform is standing between the police and the protesters.

Panel 1: A police officer shouts at the crowd, “I’m not telling you people again, you can’t be here if you don’t have a permit, and you can’t have a permit. So stop asking.”

Panel 2: The man in the military uniform says, “Everybody chill out. I got this. I’m an honorably discharged veteran. Me and my fellow troops have spent the last 10 years fighting to protect the freedoms of the American people.”

Panel 3: A police officer shoots the veteran in the head. There is blood, but the veteran is not dead. He’s only wounded.

Panel 4: The police officer who spoke earlier says, “Correction, you’ve been fighting for our freedoms.”

Panel 5: The veteran growls  and a little girl in the crowd of protesters asks, “Whatever happened to ‘Support the Troops?'”

THE END


(Comic) How Civilians Protesting Works

(Comic) How Civilians Protesting Works

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TRANSCRIPT

 

A crowd of protesters are loitering in front of Wall Street. A policeman approaches the
crowd.
NARRATOR
One day on Wall Street…
COP
What are you peopling doing here? Don’t you know it’s illegal for this many people to be in the
same place at the same time unless you’re buying something?
PROTESTOR
It’s cool. Don’t worry about it. We’re protesting against how billionaires have bought out the
government and used their backroom influence to create an unconscionable disparity of wealth
and power in this country.
COP
The correct way to go about having your voices heard in government is to vote between two
candidates whose campaigns are financed by billionaires.
PROTESTOR
Believe me. We’ve tried that…with predictable results. That’s our point. Our voices aren’t being
heard in government. You think we want to be sleeping on the streets?
COP
*sigh* fine. I’ll let you protest for a little while, but you have to do it quietly behind fences where
nobody will notice you.
PROTESTOR
…so we only have the freedom of speech as long as we speak in the most noncommittal way that
eliminates any leverage our voice could have?

COP
It either that or get beat, tazed, maced, arrested, fined and saddled with a criminal record.
PROTESTOR
But we haven’t broken any laws!
COP
We’ll cook up some excuse to arrest you.
PROTESTOR
So that’s the government’s official stance on people who protest against government corruption?
COP
That shouldn’t surprise you. The billionaires you’re protesting against just donated 4.6 million
dollars to our police force, and the president and the mayor are both in bed with them.
PROTESTOR
That just underscores how important it is for us to be protesting. We’re not going anywhere.
COP
Okay, but FYI, police are almost never held accountable for excessive use of force.
NARRATOR
Meanwhile in living rooms across the country…
SCENE: A man is sitting on his couch in a poor looking house. Faux News Network is playing on
the television.
MAN
I’ll just watch a little television to take my mind off the fact that I’m unemployed and my house
is being foreclosed on…

TELEVISION
The people responsible for the financial collapse have instructed us to inform you that pinheaded
anarchists are disturbing the peace on Wall Street. Hopefully, the police will teach those whiny
brats a lesson very soon.
MAN
Stupid protesters.

THE END


(Comic) How Freedom Works

(Comic) How Freedom Works

 

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An innocent looking little girl is standing in front of Congress talking to an elephant
and a donkey.
ELEPHANT AND DONKEY
Congratulations!!! You win!!! Hooray!!!
GIRL
What did I win?
ELEPHANT
You were born in the greatest country in the world!
DONKEY
And in all of history!!!
GIRL
Hooray for me! But why is it the best country ever?
ELEPHANT
It’s the land of the free and the home of the brave!
DONKEY
And it was created by the people, for the people!
GIRL
Well, I’ll just be getting on with my life and enjoying my freedom now. Bye.
ELEPHANT
Hold on. You’ll need to read the rulebook first.

DONKEY
Trust me. You do not want to break any of the rules.
NARRATOR
A little while later…
GIRL
I was reading your rulebook, and there were a lot of rules in there that I didn’t agree with…and
not just a little bit. Some of those rules seriously contradict my moral values, and some other
ones are blatantly illogical. Here, let me point out a few of the more glaring examples.
ELEPHANT
Hold it right there, terrorist! It works like this. You follow the rules we give you. If you don’t
then we lock you in prison for a long time, and after we let you out we tell everyone not to hire
you because you’re a bad person.
DONKEY
Just don’t treat your pets the way you were treated in prison or you’ll go to prison.
GIRL
I appreciate that you have a job to do, and it’s not easy keeping a nation in the balance between
order and anarchy, but I simply can’t honor any external laws that violate my core principles,
especially when you just said that this country was built by the people, for the people. If the
highest authority in the land is the people then I’m putting my foot down on this.
ELEPHANT
I don’t think you understand, we pay an army of well-armed, unquestioning mercenaries and
ideologues that can and will make you follow any rule we hand down to them.
GIRL
Where do you get the money for that?
DONKEY
About that…here’s the bill.

GIRL
What?! You want me to pay other people to force me to follow rules I don’t agree with and that
they might not even agree with?
ELEPHANT
We’re not asking anyone.
DONKEY
We’re telling you.
GIRL
I’m not going to finance my own oppression. I won’t pay.
ELEPHANT
Then you’re going to prison.
DONKEY
The rule book is very clear about this. It’s against the law not to pay us whatever we tell you that
you have to pay us.
GIRL
That’s the very definition of extortion! That’s stealing!
ELEPHANT
That’s not stealing. We build roads with that money too. You like roads don’t you?
GIRL
I’m old enough to know what a straw man argument is. The fact that I give you some of my
money to do the job I hired you to do doesn’t give you the right to claim more of my money to
finance terrorizing me.
ELEPHANT
Actually, we decide what we have the right to do.

DONKEY
That’s how being in power works.
GIRL
This system sucks. What do I have to do to change it?
ELEPHANT
Luckily we have the best system in the entire world to make sure you get what you want! Vote
for me. I’ll fix everything.
DONKEY
He said that before and he only made it worse. Vote for me and I’ll fix everything.
ELEPHANT
No! He said that before and he only made it worse. Vote for me and I’ll fix everything.
DONKEY
No! Vote for me and I’ll fix everything. Ha ha ha ha
GIRL
That’s it. I’m immigrating to another country.
ELEPHANT
In theory, you have that right, but seriously, we’ll see you next April.
DONKEY
We made it as hard as possible for the poor to leave any country.

THE END


(Comic) How Congressional Elections Work

(Comic) How Congressional Elections Work

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A man is standing in front of the White House talking to an elephant and a donkey.
MAN
I’m going to run for Congress or maybe even president…but I don’t even know where to begin.
ELEPHANT AND DONKEY
We can help!
MAN
What exactly can you do for me?
ELEPHANT
We’ll take care of all the registration paperwork and red tape. We’ll give you brand recognition
and manage your campaign.
DONKEY
But most importantly- we’ll connect you with investors.
MAN
Wait. What does a politician need investors for?
ELEPHANT
He didn’t say “investors.” He said, “Donors.”
DONKEY
Of course, your donors will expect you to represent their interests once you’re in office.
MAN
I’m going to represent my voters’ interest once I’m in office.

ELEPHANT
Exactly! You just have to appreciate that your donors are voting with their dollars.
DONKEY
And each dollar equals one vote.
MAN
So what if these financial voters want me to do something that’s not in the public voter’s interest?
ELEPHANT
Well, I mean, you have to ask yourself who helped you win all those public votes.
DONKEY
Also, consider that your financial voters can vote you out with their money next election if they
need to.
MAN
I don’t know. IT just kind of seems like a conflict of interest. It almost seems like bribery…or
even extortion.
ELEPHANT
You new guys are so cute. It’s not bribery or any of that. IT’s called playing ball.
DONKEY
And everyone who plays is a winner.
MAN
So I guess I’ll need to present my platform to these donor-investor-voters so they can decide
whether they want to vote for me or my opponent.
ELEPHANT
…No. Your platform is to win. The less you stand for the fewer faults anyone can find in you.
See, this is why we write all your speeches for you. So you don’t make mistakes like that.

DONKEY
Anyway, the big donors vote on every candidate just to make sure their interests are represented
no matter who wins.
MAN
That’s some unethical bullshit right there. I’m running against you as an independent.
ELEPHANT
Well, it was nice knowing you.
DONKEY
I hope you enjoyed your time in politics.

THE END


(Comic) How Healthcare Works

(Comic) How Healthcare Works

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A woman walks into a hospital and approaches the nurse at the front desk.

Patient: Nurse! Nurse! Help me! I’ve got a horrible pain in my stomach. I think it might be cancer from eating all the processed, chemical-injected food they sell at every grocery store!

Nurse: Oh no! Quick, give me your health insurance card!

Patient: I don’t have health insurance because I can’t afford it. Is that going to be a problem?

Nurse: It is for you. We can’t treat you unless you have insurance.

Patient: You can’t help me, or you won’t help me?

Nurse: Technically we could, but we won’t, because you won’t pay your bills afterward. After all, you can’t even afford insurance.

Patient: I promise I’ll pay my bills. And look at it this way, you’ll never get anything from me if I die.

Nurse: Seriously, our prices are so high there’s no way you’ll be able to afford them without insurance. There’s really no point wasting our time with you. You’d go bankrupt, and again, you wouldn’t ever be able to pay. So we’re just going to let you die.

Patient: But that’s not fair! why do you have to charge so much? Is it really that expensive to provide health care?

Nurse: Technically, no, but we raise the price and pass on the cost to the insurance companies. And insurance companies are evil. So nobody cares if they get overcharged.

Patient: But don’t the insurance companies just pass on the cost to their customers in the form of higher plans?

Nurse: They also reduce their loss by setting ridiculous co-pay thresholds. So you still have to pay thousands of dollars out of pocket even if you already spend hundreds of dollars on insurance each month. And they deny coverage for pre-existing conditions… at least, they did before Obamacare forced them to stop.

Patient: So are insurance companies losing a lot of profits now because they’re being forced to do what they exist to do?

Nurse: They’re making up the losses by forcing every American to have to buy insurance or get fined.

Patient: Isn’t forcing people to buy insurance, socialism?

Nurse: No. Socialism would be if the hospital and insurance companies were owned by the employees or they at least all got an equal cut of the profit. When a company bribes and coerces politicians to pass laws that force people to give them money, that’s just plain old simple extortion and corruption.

Patient: How am I supposed to afford to buy Obamacare? Like I already told you, I can’t afford any insurance.

Nurse: And like I already told you, now you’re going to have to find a way to pay your fine for not having insurance.

Patient: Can’t you just offer affordable prices for your vital services?

Nurse: No, because that’s not how supply and demand works. You see, the more vital something is, the more people will pay for it.

Patient: Who cares!? You make it sound like you have to extort people just because you can.

Nurse: Uh, yeah. That’s like the fundamental tenet of capitalism. Kill or be killed.

Patient: This entire system is completely immoral. Didn’t you take the Hippocratic Oath?

Nurse: Those are just empty words to make you feel better, like when we tell you that you’re a valued customer… or at least we would tell you that if you had insurance. As it stands, I’m just going to tell you to leave before I call the police and have you arrested for loitering.

Patient: Fine. I’m taking a bus to Mexico. I’ll see a doctor there.

Nurse: Drats. You found a loophole. I swear someday we’re going to make it illegal to do that. At least you can’t bring any medicine back.

THE END


(Comic) How Basic Training Works

(Comic) How Basic Training Works

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An enlisted soldier is carrying a lot of military equipment and wearing a helmet that is
too large is talking to a military officer who is wearing sunglasses and standing under an
umbrella. Behind them is a barbed wire fence.
SOLDIER
Trainee Moon reporting for duty.
OFFICER
Hold it right there. You’re not a member of the in-crowd yet. Until you complete your
indoctrination … I mean training … you will be referred to as “trainee Moon.”
SOLDIER
Sorry about that. So what will we be doing in basic training that will turn me into a higher form
of life worthy of a separate title from the general population?
OFFICER
We’ll start by waking you up extremely early every morning with disorientatingly loud noises.
Then you’ll dress in uniform clothing and go through a rote process of lining up in a formation to
chant a rote oath of unquestioning loyalty to the group.
SOLDIER
Cool. Why do we do all that?
OFFICER
What part of 
unquestioning loyalty don’t you understand?
SOLDIER
Sorry. What happens after that?
OFFICER

Then you’ll spend a few hours in a classroom learning about the glorious history of our group
and why it’s the best organization in the world. You’ll also learn all the unique symbols that we
wear on our clothes to distinguish the ranks of our pyramid shaped authority structure, and you’ll
learn the in-words and gestures we use to communicate inside the group.
SOLDIER
Speaking of history, Will we learn where you’re…I mean our glorious organization learned these
training methods?
OFFICER
That’s not covered in the material we provide you.
SOLDIER
Okay. What next?
OFFICER
Then you’ll learn to march in formation and respond to commands as a group.
SOLDIER
Will the jobs we do after basic training require a lot of marching in formation then?
OFFICER
No, never.
SOLDIER
So what’s the point of learning how to march in a group and perform repetitive, rote drills on
command?
OFFICER
It builds discipline and esprit de corps!
SOLDIER
Sooooo your idea of discipline isn’t so much to do what’s philosophically responsible per say but
rather to do whatever our authoritarian leaders say to do without referencing one’s own internal
moral compass?

OFFICER
The leaders of the pyramid-shaped authority structure define what’s right and wrong for you.
They are your moral compass.
SOLDIER
So I’m just supposed to have faith in them… like they were the pope or something?
OFFICER
Right…except that their authority supersedes any religious leader and/or doctrine in the world.
SOLDIER
Okay, let’s get back to the topic of marching. What if I don’t follow your commands precisely?
OFFICER
You and your entire training group suffer severe retribution.
SOLDIER
Hey, why does everyone get punished if one person screws up?
OFFICER
It motivates you to succeed and to hold each other accountable.
SOLDIER
So you’re conditioning us to condition each other?
OFFICER
Affirmative.
SOLDIER
…and this builds esprit de corps, does it?
OFFICER
Affirmative.

SOLDIER
What does “esprit de corps” stand for again?
OFFICER
it’s Latin for “The spirit of the body…” it’s the inevitable sense of pride and unity you feel with
the in-group once you come to base your identity on being a member of the group and see the
world through the perspective of the group.
SOLDIER
…sort of like a church? A church congregation would have esprit de corps then, wouldn’t it?
OFFICER
Yeah, but they’re pussies. They don’t kill people.
SOLDIER
Speaking of killing, when do we exercise and learn survival skills and get weapons training?
OFFICER
You’ll have an hour of exercise each day, and you’ll spend a week camping at a mock base
where you’ll fire a gun once. We also have an obstacle course there. It’s pretty fun.
SOLDIER
Do we get any other training?
OFFICER
You’ll spend 
a lot of time learning to fold clothes and clean your barracks to precise
requirements.
SOLDIER
…so your job is to teach us how to fold clothes and perform marching drills we’ll never use?

OFFICER
My job is to convince you that you’re worthless as you are and that true worth is measured only
by your elevation in the organization. As you get better at following my commands I’ll get nicer,
but once you start feeling comfortable with me I’ll tear you down again even if you’re doing
everything perfectly. I’ll repeat that emotional roller coaster all the way through your
indoctrination … I mean training … until your graduation ceremony where you’ll receive the mark
of the in-group.
SOLDIER
So you’re going to be with us 24 hours per day?
OFFICER
No. I’ve got to spend 
some time with my family.
SOLDIER
Right. So when do I get to spend time with 
my family?
OFFICER
no. no. no.
you’ll be cut off from the outside world and your traditional support structures. You’ll
literally be locked on base, and Communication with your loved ones will be severely limited
and will only be allowed as a reward for demonstrating obedience and conformity.
SOLDIER
So who will watch us when you’re gone?
OFFICER
I’ll appoint a certain number of trainees in your group to police you.
SOLDIER
Hmmm. will you give them a special title that distinguishes them as authority figures and me as
their subordinate? …and these “leaders” will be able to discipline us anyway they want as long as
it doesn’t leave a mark?

OFFICER
In the good old days, we used to be able to beat the crap out of you…
SOLDIER
Wasn’t the Stanford prison experiment shut down for doing the exact same thing?
OFFICER
Keep up that kind of talk and I’ll reprimand you and the rest of your fellow trainees.
SOLDIER
What if I never stop questioning the logic of the rules or the authority of the leaders?
OFFICER
Then we’ll kick you out of the group for failure to conform.
SOLDIER
So let me see if I got all this straight. The only people allowed to stay in the group are those who
conform their behavior, accept the values of the group, identify with the group and never
question the pyramid-shaped authority structure? And basic training focuses less on technical
field training and more on conditioning new recruits mentally to accept, embrace and enforce the
in-group’s unique version of reality?
OFFICER
Sounds like you could be a basic training instructor someday…as long as you can learn to keep
your thoughts to yourself.
SOLDIER
Dude, this is a cult. Everything you’ve told me is text-book brainwashing procedures.
OFFICER
Wrong. I don’t know anybody who has ever been brainwashed, and the purpose of basic training
is to make you a man.

SOLDIER
Well, it wouldn’t be very good brainwashing if everybody knew they were brainwashed. You just
said you don’t tell recruits you’re brainwashing them. You tell them you’re making them into
adults. But the training techniques you mentioned don’t make you an adult. They strip you of
your identity and values and replace them with mindless obedience. That’s the opposite of being
a fully self-actualized adult.
OFFICER
I’ve never been so insulted in my entire life! How many times do I have to say it? This isn’t
brainwashing!
SOLDIER
You’re getting angry because your programmed schemas conflict with the evidence, which is
triggering your defense mechanisms. And look in any brainwashing textbook…it’s 
literally textbook
brainwashing. Hell, it’s 
streamlined brainwashing. If I wanted to start a cult and
indoctrinate new recruits I would have the best chance of success by copying your methods as
precisely as possible.
OFFICER
That’s it. I’m kicking you out of basic training for failure to conform, and I’m giving you a
dishonorable discharge that will prevent you from getting meaningful employment for the rest of
your life!
SOLDIER
Well that’s not cultish at all.
OFFICER
Out!

THE END


(Comic) Two Conservative Ladies #1

“Two Conservative Ladies” is a series of dark-humored, satirical, three-panel comic strips about two old fashioned women discussing modern Conservative talking points.

Read the rest of the Two Conservative Ladies comics:

#1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

 

TRANSCRIPT

 

Each comic is 3 panels long. Each panel has the same black and white photo of two middle-aged Caucasian women wearing nice clothes from the early 1900’s.

COMIC #1

Woman #1: You know who I blame for all America’s problems?

Woman #2: No, who?

Woman#1: Those God damned Jews.

Woman #2: Dear, it’s not 1941 anymore. Haven’t you seen Shindler’s List? You can’t talk like that anymore.

Woman #1: Okay then, I blame the niggers.

Woman #2: It’s not 1951 anymore either. You can’t use the N-word!

Woman #1: Okay then, I blame the liberals.

Woman #2: I know, right? I’d never let my daughter date a fucking libtard!

 

COMIC #2

Woman #1: I can’t wait to get another Republican president.

Woman #2: Why’s that, dear?

Woman#1: Haven’t you seen the news in the past 4 years? The democratic president has been taking away people’s freedoms, screwing the blue collar class, killing innocent people and wasting tax payer money while grandstanding for other people’s accomplishments and taking record breaking vacations…But if a Republican were president we wouldn’t have to be so upset about him doing all those horrible things.

Woman #2: I know what will make you feel like a better person. Let’s go to church.

Woman #1: Then let’s go shopping!

 

COMIC #3

Woman #1: You know why I hate Obama most?

Woman #2: Why’s that dear?

Woman#1: Because he’s a Muslim. I never thought I’d live to see the day our president worships a false prophet. How is the president supposed to represent the 100% Christian population of America when he follows the teachings of a false prophet? The idea makes me want to vomit.

Woman #2: Would you ever vote for a Mormon? I mean, Joseph Smith was as much a false prophet as Mohammed.

Woman #1: Do I have any other choice?

Woman #2: Nope.

Woman #1: I guess a Mormon will do. I can’t be bothered to go too far out of my way to stand up for my principles.

 

COMIC #4

Woman #1: Have you looked at your taxes lately?

Woman #2: No. Never. I married into money, and my husband’s accountant takes care of all that.

Woman#1: Well, if you don’t vote Republican then your taxes are going to get raised!

Woman #2:  What will the government spend that money on?

Woman #1:  Social services like health care for our husband’s workers.

Woman #2: I’m not worried. If our taxes go up my husband will just lower his workers’ pay to cover the difference….just like every other time before.

 

COMIC #5

Woman #1: You know what got this country into the mess it’s in?

Woman #2: What’s that, dear?

Woman#1: Too many government regulations. Why can’t the government just get out of our lives and let the invisible hand of freedom guide us to happiness?

Woman #2: I know, right? Now if you’ll excuse me I’m going to go marry the woman of my dreams.

Woman #1: …over my dead body.

 

COMIC #6

Woman #1: You know what I love most about America?

Woman #2: What’s that, dear?

Woman#1: It was founded on the teachings of our lord and savior, Jesus Christ! What was that one thing Jesus said?

Woman #2: “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor and you will have treasure in Heaven?”

Woman #1: No. No. No. He said something else.

Woman #2: “Mercy is for the weak?”

Woman #1:  That’s the one.

 

COMIC #7

Woman #1: You remember when Obama tried to take away all our guns?

Woman #2: I sure do. I ain’t never been madder in my whole life…until last week.

Woman#1: What happened last week to make you so mad?

Woman #2: The government got caught selling guns to…

Woman #1: To who?

Woman #2: …someone other than me.

 

COMIC #8

Woman #1: Can you believe this bullshit about Obama using executive privilege?

Woman #2: I know, right? No Republican in history has ever used executive privilege. Fuck Obama. Fuck him in his stupid ass fucking ass.

Woman#1: Do you even know what executive privilege is?

Woman #2:  Nope.

Woman #1: Well, executive privilege is…

Woman #2: Come on. You know me. You don’t need to explain it. In fact, this is boring. Let’s talk about something else.

Woman #1: Fuck Obama for golfing.

Woman #2: Fuck him for wearing hats!

 

COMIC #9

Woman #1: Did you hear about those gay activists taking a picture of themselves flipping off a portrait of Ronald Reagan at the White House?

Woman #2: Can you believe the disrespect some people have for other people?

Woman#1: Say, I’ve got an idea. Let’s make flipping off pictures illegal.

Woman #2: …just like gay marriage!

Woman #1 and Woman #2: HAAHAHAAHAHAAHAHA!

 

COMIC #10

Woman #1: I just got done reading “The Jungle” by Upton Sinclair.

Woman #2: What was that about?

Woman#1: It’s about a dystopian future where unions and big government ruin everyone’s lives.

Woman #2: When was that written?

Woman #1: A long time ago.

Woman #2:  You’d think people would have learned by now.

Woman #1: You’d think.

 


(Comic) Two Conservative Ladies #2

“Two Conservative Ladies” is a series of dark-humored, satirical, three-panel comic strips about two old fashioned women discussing modern Conservative talking points.

 

Read the rest of the Two Conservative Ladies comics:

#1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

 

TRANSCRIPT

 

Each comic is 3 panels long. Each panel has the same black and white photo of two  middle aged Caucasian women wearing nice clothes from the early 1900’s.

 

COMIC #1

Woman #1: I saw a liberal douche bag on the internet criticizing conservatives for being judgemental hypocrites.

Woman #2: It never ceases to amaze me what colossal cock bags all liberals are.

Woman#1: Wait a minute. They’re judging us for judging them for judging us…for judging…my God! Maybe we’re the same!

Woman #2: No, dear. There’s one very important difference between us and them.

Woman #1: What’s that, dear?

Woman #2: We have guns.

 

COMIC # 2

Woman #1: You know what I hate most about liberals?

Woman #2: What’s that, dear?

Woman#1: They’re sheep. They just blindly follow their leaders with total faith no matter how obvious it is they’re being led over a cliff.

Woman #2: You know what I hate most about liberals?

Woman #1: What’s that, dear?

Woman #2: Well, it’s like Fox News says, liberals are unpatriotic traitors for…well, everything.

Woman #1: Amen!

 

COMIC # 3

Woman #1: I came home today, and my daughter had the most wretched poster taped to her bedroom wall.

Woman #2: What was it?

Woman#1: A quote that said, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free…” and some other socialist bullshit that I didn’t even bother reading.

Woman #2: What did you do?

Woman #1: I replaced it with my favorite quote, “The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.”

Woman #2: You’re an excellent mother.

 

COMIC # 4

Woman #1: You know what I hate most about Muslims?

Woman #2: What’s that, dear?

Woman#1: The way they subjugate women and make them wear burqas and hajibs. It’s blatant sexual oppression, but they try to pretend like they’re doing women a favor when everyone except the most deluded religious fanatic knows that’s bullshit.

Woman #2: I know, right? Well, I’m going to go sunbathe topless with the guys.

Woman #1: …over my dead body.

 

COMIC # 5

Woman #1: Did you hear this bullshit about Obama asking for campaign donations through gift registries?

Woman #2: No shit, right? Our Republican candidate hasn’t accepted one cent of campaign donations. So fuck Obama. Fuck him in his greedy fucking face!

Woman#1:  Uuuh. Actually, our Republican candidate has raised over $122 million in campaign contributions.

Woman #2: Oh…so what were we supposed to be mad about again?

Woman #1: We’re supposed to be mad about how he’s accepting campaign donations.

Woman #2: Yeah, fuck Obama for coming up with the idea of using gift registries first.

 

COMIC # 6

Woman #1: You know who I love more than anyone else in the world?

Woman #2: Who’s that, dear?

Woman#1: The troops! I bought more “support the troops” merchandise than anyone in the neighborhood.!

Woman #2: Then you should sign this petition to end the U.C.M.J, an unconscionable piece of legislation that strips the troops of their basic human rights and dignities and turns them into second class citizens in a psychopathic cult caste system.

Woman #1: …so basically what you’re saying is you don’t support the troops.

Woman #2: No. I’m saying the troops are victims and we need to save them from the military.

Woman #1: Fuck ’em. They knew what they were getting into when they signed up.

 

COMIC # 7

Woman #1: You know who I love just as much as Jesus?

Woman #2: Who’s that, dear?

Woman#1: The founding fathers of America. I hang on every word they said as if it were gospel.

Woman #2: Didn’t the founding fathers advocate separation of church and state?

Woman #1: Much like the gospel, I cherry pick which of the founding fathers’ ideas I embrace and which ones I reinterpret through my own values.

Woman #2: I suppose it wouldn’t have mattered if Jesus ever said anything about cognitive dissonance.

 

COMIC # 8

Woman #1: I’ve figured out how to solve all of America’s problems!

Woman #2: How’s that, dear?

Woman#1: If we lower the minimum wage and stop making the rich pay taxes then the rich will get richer. Then the wealth will trickle down, and everyone will be saved!

Woman #2: Where will the government get the money to run all the prisons?

Woman #1: We’ll just raise taxes on the poor and cut all their social services.

Woman #2: Let’s raise the cost of living too!

Woman #1: That’ll help even more!

Woman #2: The poor are going to be so happy.

 

COMIC # 9

Woman #1: You know what’s ruining this country?

Woman #2: What’s that, dear?

Woman#1: All these stupid, dirty, nasty, ugly, backwards German and Italian immigrants!

Woman #2: …wait, what?

Woman #1: ….er, I mean, Mexicans and Muslims.

Woman #2: That’s better.

 

COMIC # 10

Woman #1: You know what I love most about America?

Woman #2: What’s that, dear?

Woman#1: It’s the land of the free. Anyone can come here and become anything if they just want it bad enough. This country is a beacon of hope for humanity.

Woman #2: It’s a shame this great country is being ruined by people not thinking or acting like good, Christian conservatives.

Woman #1: We can fix that with a few more laws.

Woman #2: …and a few more prisons.


(Comic) Two Conservative Ladies #3

“Two Conservative Ladies” is a series of dark-humored, satirical, three-panel comic strips about two old fashioned women discussing modern Conservative talking points.

 

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Read the rest of the Two Conservative Ladies comics:

#1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

 

TRANSCRIPT

 

Each comic is 3 panels long. Each panel has the same black and white photo of two middle aged Caucasian women wearing nice clothes from the early 1900’s.

 

COMIC # 1

Woman #1: Do you remember that scene in “Schindler’s List” where Schindler gives that speech about how he could have saved more of his workers’ lives if he’d kept less money for himself?

Woman #2: I don’t know. I guess so. Why?

Woman#1: Well, do you think you would have given a similar speech if you were in the same situation?

Woman #2: Hell no! I would have told my workers if they wanted a better life they should have worked harder! I don’t believe in fucking hand outs!

Woman #1: Excellent. You’ve passed the right wing test. You are now one of us.

Woman #2: The circle is complete.

 

COMIC # 2

Woman #1: This morning my daughter asked me how you know if someone is a liberal.

Woman #2: And what did you tell her?

Woman#1: You spot a liberal the same way you spot a terrorist. They’re anyone who disagrees with you.

Woman #2: What did she say to that?

Woman #1: She said, “I get it. So liberals are a phantom enemy we should wage an unquestioning, endless holy war against.”

Woman #2: Your daughter is going to be such a productive member of society.

 

COMIC # 3

Woman #1: This morning my daughter asked why conservatives are against abortion but for the death penalty.

Woman #2: Oh? And what did you tell her?

Woman#1: …that fetuses aren’t black.

 

COMIC # 4

Woman #1: Do you think climate change is real?

Woman #2: Oh, you mean global warming? Come on. We both know science has thoroughly debunked that myth.

Woman#1: Do you believe the big bang and evolution are real?

Woman #2: Come on. We both know science is just theories.

Woman #1: So can we trust scientists?

Woman #2: Only the ones who confirm our biases.

 

COMIC # 5

Woman #1: Today my daughter asked me why she has to stand during the pledge of allegiance.

Woman #2: What did you tell her?

Woman#1: I took her to the veteran’s hospital and told her, “It’s your right not to stand for the pledge, but let me introduce you to some people who can’t stand because they fought for your freedom.”

Woman #2: What did she say about that?

Woman #1: She asked why she has to pledge unquestioning loyalty to the same government that I base my life around bitching about.

Woman #2: What did you do then?

Woman #1 I spanked the shit out of her for questioning my authority.

 

COMIC # 6

Woman #1: I told my maids and butlers that I expect them to hand out champaign at my Christmas party again.

Woman #2: Naturally.

Woman#1: But they said they wouldn’t do it unless I gave them overtime and holiday pay. One of them flat out refused!

Woman #2: My goodness! How did you react?

Woman #1: I refused, and I reminded them that that’s why they’re poor…because they’re just a bunch of lazy bums always looking for a hand out.

Woman #2: If only they could see you’re really helping them by not letting them become dependent.

 

COMIC # 7

Woman #1: Today my daughter asked me what a socialist is.

Woman #2: What did you tell her?

Woman#1: I told her a socialist is a failure who expects the government to redistribute the nation’s wealth to pad their pockets at everyone else’s expense.

Woman #2: What did she say about that?

Woman #1: She asked me why I defend C.E.O.s of big businesses so loyally if they’re all socialists. So I explained to her that C.E.O.s are job creators who can never be questioned. Then I kicked her unemployed ass out of the house.

 

COMIC # 8

Woman #1: Have you heard about the American Dream?

Woman #2: The American Dream? No, I’ve never heard of that before in my entire life, ever. Why?

Woman#1: Well, my daughter said she expected to get it.

Woman #2: What? Like for Christmas? Well get it for her! Get the latest model. It’ll make you look like a better parent than your neighbors.

Woman #1: No. No. No. Apparently the American Dream is the idea that you can expect a job with decent pay, an affordable home and a secure retirement.

Woman #2: Damn. Kids are such spoiled pieces of shit these days. Where did these self-entitled fuck wads get their values?

 

COMIC # 9

Woman #1: My daughter just got beat up by the police for standing up for her beliefs!

Woman #2: You see!?!? This is why we’re guaranteed the right to assemble and to bear arms!

Woman#1: …but…

Woman #2: This is why it’s every citizen’s duty to question authority and dissent to unlawful control! This country belongs to the people, not to…

Woman #1: She was at the Occupy Wall Street protest.

Woman #2: Oh…stupid, ungrateful hippie. She got what she deserved.

 

COMIC # 10

Woman #1: I just heard about this fucked up thing that happened…

Woman #2: You see!?!? It’s those fucking liberals’ fault. They’re always fucking up everything, and just when you think things can’t get any worse they fuck it up even more.

Woman#1: …but…

Woman #2: I swear, one more thing like this happens and I’m just going to snap. I don’t know how much more I can take. I mean, when are the liberals going to realize how bad they’re fucking everything up?!?!

Woman #1: …but I haven’t even said what happened.

Woman #2: I honestly don’t care.


(Comic) Two Conservative Ladies #4

“Two Conservative Ladies” is a series of dark-humored, satirical, three-panel comic strips about two old fashioned women discussing modern Conservative talking points.

Read the rest of the Two Conservative Ladies comics:

#1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

 

TRANSCRIPT

 

COMIC #1

Woman #1: Would you like to hear my one-point plan to end poverty?

Woman #2: Sure thing, dear.

Woman#1: End welfare!

Woman #2: Do you have any other thoughts on the causes of poverty or how to rectify them?

Woman #1: …not until Fox News tells them to me.

 

COMIC #2

Woman #1: I figured out how to end poverty!

Woman #2: How’s that, dear?

Woman#1: The poor should want to work degrading, dead-end jobs in sweat shops as disposable wage slaves.

Woman #2: How does that end poverty?

Woman #1: Well…if nobody complains then there isn’t a problem.

 

COMIC #3

Woman #1: My daughter tried to start telling me some liberal bullshit the other day.

Woman #2: What did you do?

Woman#1: I called her a stupid libtard and started reciting talking points I’d heard on the Fox News echo chamber.

Woman #2: Did that shut her up?

Woman #1: No! She just kept telling me facts and statistics that contradicted everything I said!

Woman #2: Damn. Libtards are so closed minded. They never listen.

COMIC #4

Woman #1: The resort I spent the last week at charged me $7 for a soda. They should be arrested for extortion!

Woman #2: Whoa, hold on. You can’t make a categorical imperative out of that.

Woman#1: Why’s that?

Woman #2: Competition always drives down the price of goods in an unregulated market.

Woman #1: That makes perfect sense! Now I love paying $7 for a soda!

Woman #2: And so should people without $7.

 

COMIC #5

Woman #1: You know who I love more than anyone else in the world?

Woman #2: Your children of course.

Woman#1: You know who I hate more than anyone else in the world?

Woman #2: Who’s that, dear?

Woman #1: Their school teachers.

Woman #2: Why do you hate them so much?

Woman #1 Well, someone has to take responsibility for my complete failure as a parent.

 

COMIC #6

Woman #1: My daughter is so naive. She said it’s self evident that all humans are equal and should be guaranteed equal rights, privileges and dignities.

Woman #2: So she thinks men, women, gays, politicians, enlisted troops, military officers, police officers, felons, foreigners, children and the elderly should all be guaranteed the exact same legal  rights, privileges and dignities?

Woman#1: “100% equality” were her exact words.

Woman #2: What fucking country does she think she lives in?

Woman #1: Fucking fantasy land, apparently.

 

COMIC #7

Woman #1: I saw this lady in a nurse’s uniform standing in the welfare line. Right across the street was a fruit farm that was hiring.

Woman #2: I said, “Hey, lazy ass. Why don’t you go pick fruit for minimum wage and no benefits?”

Woman#1: She asked me why I didn’t go do demeaning work for demeaning pay.

Woman #2: What did you tell her?

Woman #1: I told her that kind of work is beneath trust fund babies who married into old money.

 

COMIC #8

Woman #1: Do you think if customer service jobs paid a living wage and didn’t treat workers like second class citizens then more welfare recipients would take those jobs?

Woman #2: Hmmm. I never thought about it that in depth before.

Woman#1: …and?

Woman #2: …and I’m never going to.

 

COMIC #9

Woman #1: Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf!

Woman #2: Please, God. Please make her be quiet.

Caption: Many years later…

Woman#1: Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf! Wolf!

Caption: Until one day…

Woman #1: Oh Fuck! Everybody run! There’s a fucking wolf!

Woman #2: Dear lord, thank you for these ear plugs.

Wolf: Grrrrrrrrr.

 

COMIC #10

Woman #1: You know, the Supreme Court is supposed to be the most objective, wise body of lawmakers in the universe, but every time we have a democratic president he stacks it with liberal judges.

Woman #2: It’s unethical. It’s a conflict of interests, abuse of power, and it defeats half the purpose of having a supreme court.

Woman#1: I know, right? I can’t wait until we get a few more Republican presidents…so they can stack the Supreme Court with extreme right wing leaning judges.

Woman #2: …for life.