Putin’s invasion of Ukraine seemed like an appropriate time to publish this comic.
The Right to Exist
Going to Concerts
People get different benefits from things.
Staying in Power
The main goal of most politicians is staying in power. Forget the people or the national interest.
The Anne Applebaum quote comes from her article Why the West’s Diplomacy With Russia Keeps Failing.
If you are interested in this topic you might enjoy the book, The Dictator’s Handbook, which proposes that leaders do whatever keeps them in power, regardless of the national interest.
My Notebook
Keeping a notebook can help with many aspects of life. This comic is based on Eric Barker’s post about notebooks in Barking Up The Wrong Tree.
Frozen Assets
So the U.S. is planning to give assets belonging to the Afghani people to Americans.
What We Desire
According to the rather incomprehensible French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist Jacques Lacan, what we desire is the desire of the Other.
Explaining what he meant by this quote, Lacan said “The necessary and sufficient reason for the repetitive insistence of these desires in the transference and their permanent remembrance in a signifier that repression has appropriated – that is, in which the repressed returns – is found if one accepts the idea that in these determinations the desire for recognition dominates the desire that is to be recognised, preserving it as such until it is recognized.”
Love and Judgement
Jesus preached love and care for others, but his followers don’t always follow his instructions. It makes one wonder how they expect to get to Heaven.
Modern Communication
Facebook has its many flaws but at least it allows people to easily stay in touch.
Asking for Help
Some people hate to ask for help, while others love to ask for help.
Exceptionally Good
Americans love to think they are exceptional.
Cat World 