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      This comic is from (IIRC) 2002 or 2003, it’s at least 22 years old.

      The have wanted us to shut the fuck up and play along sine 9/11

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        They’ve always wanted everyone to shut the fuck up and play along. 9/11 was just another opportunity to build towards that goal.

    • Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone
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      It feels earlier. I could swear I saw it at the tail end of the Bush years, but it might have actually been the first Obama term. The artist dumped a bunch of comics in a 2011 post on their blog, so probably at least that old.

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          George Carlin routines always feel relevant and fresh. The reason is he didn’t jump into specifics of Reagan or Clinton. He talked about general behaviors of government and society.

          The reason his material always seems current despite him being dead for almost 2 decades is that we as a country never got our shit together and fixed the issues.

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      This scene takes place in the gift wrapping section of a department store. Let that sink in for a moment.