r/comics • u/vesmir_neasi • Jul 28 '26

OC This could be us, but

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I don’t need much. I want eat sweets without getting fat, I want to feel wanted and I want equal rights. Is it much to ask?

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u/SquirrelNormal Jul 29 '26

And that's why I don't have the energy to be into politics. I barely have the energy to roll out of bed to drag my ass to a job that doesn't pay enough.

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u/bussythrasher1973 Jul 29 '26

the combination of complacency and pain is by design. not everyone can actively fight it but you gotta at least try something

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u/SquirrelNormal Jul 29 '26

It is what it is. Not like I could make a difference when I wasn't even smart enough for college. 

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u/yungScooter30 Jul 29 '26

Half the people who voted for Trump weren't smart enough for college, and they made quite the difference

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u/SquirrelNormal Jul 29 '26

They didn't make any difference, they were just tools in the hands of the people who did. And the people manipulating those tools had college educations, you bet. Being able to make the people dance to your tune is where the power to make a difference lies.