Not the End of the World
“And I dunno, but I do feel like things were better 4 years ago when he was in charge.”
– This fuckin’ guy, 1945
A sequel to last week’s comic, that I was really hoping would not need a sequel.
And I gotta say, I truly despise the phrase “It’s not the end of the world.” It is only ever used to undermine whatever problem is being identified and, ultimately, suggests nothing needs to be done about it. The threshold for action is, “The End of the World,” anything less than that is not worth getting worked up over. Just like how any authoritarian figure who isn’t “Literally Hitler” is not that bad, actually, and getting upset about them is just taking politics too seriously.
Hell, the closest problem we have to “actually The End of the World” is the threat of climate change, but even then, you’ll get 10,000 Redditors chiming in with George Carlin’s most insufferable quote.
– James
