Jen SorensenThis week's comic: The Big Dumb War Cycle
Chris@jensorensen Step 8: "sensible cebtrists" try to make the occupation slightly less of a shitshow and cop 100% of the blame
Step 9: hawks run for office on a "stop the war" platform.
Toni Aittoniemi@ASprinkleofSage @jensorensen And the hawks will say of all this: See, war is human nature, there’s nothing to be done! 🤷♂️ .. which is why it continues.
CJPaloma might be hiking@gimulnautti @ASprinkleofSage @jensorensen it really has been quite a trick when you think about it- there are currently billions (with a b) of people who have never resorted to violence on others in their adult lives…and yet… I'd imagine a good chunk of those folks might buy into the "It's just HuMaN NaTurE to be abusive jerks" idea
@ASprinkleofSage @jensorensen "I was wrong, But after 10 years of learning to fight and kill for oligarchs, I learned* golly gee wilikers!!!
And now, I'm the best person to lead you!!!"
meanwhile the millions of protesters who have not had to ever to go off to war to see how bad it is are just 10 or 20 years older.
*And I've made quite a few friends who own companies that profit from wars, but I won't mention that.