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[–] [email protected] 48 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't get it, can someone explain?

[–] [email protected] 107 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s a little opaque but he’s doing a black power salute to the black dude because he has black lung.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh I see, thanks. I thought the doctor took his hair for some reason and the black lung spread to his skin.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 weeks ago

Because he has the black lung he thinks he’s full on black now.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Why is the doctor conjuring up a heart in the third panel

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

It looks like it's supposed to be a single lung. It looks identical to one from frame 2

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

I guess you’re right. Bro draws lungs like hearts. But it still begs the question. Why is the doctor conjuring the lung out of thin air.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

All these questions, are you looking to add a "re" to your handle?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

I'm not trained in such dark arts so I'm not equipped to answer your follow-up question. Suffice to say, don't mess with that doctor

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

He's explaining medical stuff. Black lung damages the whole cv. Heart being central.

Narratively... ya, maybe a poor decision.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This should have been 4 panels

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

But it's called "huge cartoons". It has to have six at least! /J

[+] [email protected] -38 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

This doesn't work in Europe where this bullshit fortunately doesnt exist. Yet. But don't worry, we'll get there.

And with bullshit i mean this US versus THEM narrative.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

where in Europe do you think "this" doesn't exist?

Europe invented this and shipped it to all other continents

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 weeks ago

Now now, the "us vs them" mentality has been around as long as humans have existed.

Europe industrialized it and shipped it all over the world.

They just hit turbo mode on the factory floor.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe he means black power itself.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

he wouldn't call "black power" "this bullshit". This isn't Xitter.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Bro there's straight up Nazi instances, and people make alts.

The only alternative is he's such a goddamn clown he thinks Europe doesn't have tribalist thought.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, that's why far-right candidates have been willing elections all over Europe. /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

Hey now, that's about scary foreigners and people with scary foreign ancestors

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

It's more insidious this side of the Atlantic. At least in countries where non-native* people are commonplace anyway.

But right across the board the insidiousness takes the form of not caring rather than being outright hateful. So when, as others mention, far-right, definitely hatefully racist, political candidates start being elected, those who vote for them have carried their lack of caring over.

Those who don't care don't discourage racism so it continues to exist. To flourish. I believe that MLK Jr. said that those people are worse than the hateful - he called them "white moderates" - because they stand by and do nothing when they're greater in number than the actual racists and could actually do something about it.

* Yes, I know "native" is a problematic word, but I don't want to have to unpick that for the sake of this comment.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 weeks ago

It's how we divide and conquer.

And the 99% gobbles it up. Lol.