by Tjeerd Royaards

Cartoon consisting of two panels. In the first panel, we see a  billboard with a graph showing the rising number of victims of the war in the Middle East. People are walking and driving by, ignoring the billboard. In the second panel we see the same billboard and graph, except that the graph is now showing the rising gas prices. Cars have stopped in the middle of the street and people are looking up in consternation and panic at the billboard.
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[–] 24 points 8 months ago (1 child)

All I hear at work is complaints about the gas prices.

When coworkers or customers bring up the topic, I point out the school we bombed. Everyone agrees its evil. I wonder if complaining about gas prices is just the professional way to complain about the "war" in Iran. I probably missed that little social cue. I hope that's the case; that most people are self-censoring and not just completely selfish.

But, have we Americans become such cowards we can't just openly talk about how fucked it is? It feels like it.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago

    The workplace is an unnatural environment that causes people to behave in a very unnatural manner. It is so laden with taboos that a distinct 'corporate' dialect emerged that is made up almost entirely of euphemisms. That we collectively spend half or more of our waking lives in this setting fucks with us psychologically.

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