It's the Day's Day of Days! Because Ann-Hayden Jones, and her husband, Pip.
In quiet moments like this, let us take in the fact that after nearly a decade of writing this strip, Muir still has to shout out his characters' distinctive traits. Largely because they don't really have any.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Sunday, March 6, 2011
"Chris Muir! He's Hysterically Slanderific!"
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because there's a chapel in the pines.
And Muir uses a bit of wingnut paranoid fantasy as a diving board into the realms of ad hominem attack and faulty comparison, comparing Obama to Hitler, Mao, and the Kims, in a way that demonstrates his own shaky understanding of the horror he claims to oppose, and his rather poor . He also unironically uses the language of the McCarthyite Red Scare, all while thinking he's showing his own incredible integrity and maturity.
Of course, that's Muir's problem. He's not mature, and he has all the integrity of an earthworm. Like most reactionaries, he proclaims himself an incredible patriot, but the nation he loves isn't actually his country, but an imaginary version that he thinks used to exist. The present nation is a weak and decadent shell which needs to be shocked into its proper course. The government must be opposed, unless it's in the hands of reactionaries, who will do what needs to be done. (Which is usually launching a war on somebody.) Muir thinks this strip is a devastating argument against his opponents--instead it's an advertisement of his ignorance and moral bankruptcy.
But then, it's got plenty of competition in that area.
And Muir uses a bit of wingnut paranoid fantasy as a diving board into the realms of ad hominem attack and faulty comparison, comparing Obama to Hitler, Mao, and the Kims, in a way that demonstrates his own shaky understanding of the horror he claims to oppose, and his rather poor . He also unironically uses the language of the McCarthyite Red Scare, all while thinking he's showing his own incredible integrity and maturity.
Of course, that's Muir's problem. He's not mature, and he has all the integrity of an earthworm. Like most reactionaries, he proclaims himself an incredible patriot, but the nation he loves isn't actually his country, but an imaginary version that he thinks used to exist. The present nation is a weak and decadent shell which needs to be shocked into its proper course. The government must be opposed, unless it's in the hands of reactionaries, who will do what needs to be done. (Which is usually launching a war on somebody.) Muir thinks this strip is a devastating argument against his opponents--instead it's an advertisement of his ignorance and moral bankruptcy.
But then, it's got plenty of competition in that area.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
"'Cuz I 'm A Super-Cool Sniper Dude!"
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because I wish I had you to talk to.
Ahh, Captain Mitty. Will the endless bullshit that Muir keeps adding to your past ever cease to be amusing in a strangely infuriating way?
Ahh, Captain Mitty. Will the endless bullshit that Muir keeps adding to your past ever cease to be amusing in a strangely infuriating way?
Friday, March 4, 2011
Stop The Madness!
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because life is cheap, but toilet paper is expensive.
Sometimes I think this strip is like a Rat Pack bender gone nasty.
And then I remember that Sinatra liked unions.
Sometimes I think this strip is like a Rat Pack bender gone nasty.
And then I remember that Sinatra liked unions.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
"Truly, They Are Menacing Us!"
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because when there's whip there's a way.
When Muir dreamed about bombing anti-war protesters--that was all right.
When the Tea-partiers were carrying around racist signs--they weren't, and anyway, left-wing conspiracy.
But every time a union member loses their temper, every time a counter-protester gets shoved--it's all proof, proof, that unions are irredeemably evil thugs. And scary.
That's the funny thing about the Right Wing. They use words like 'strength' and 'will' a lot--but it seems to mean everyone else has to tough it out.
When Muir dreamed about bombing anti-war protesters--that was all right.
When the Tea-partiers were carrying around racist signs--they weren't, and anyway, left-wing conspiracy.
But every time a union member loses their temper, every time a counter-protester gets shoved--it's all proof, proof, that unions are irredeemably evil thugs. And scary.
That's the funny thing about the Right Wing. They use words like 'strength' and 'will' a lot--but it seems to mean everyone else has to tough it out.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
"Yeah! They's Is Evil!"
It's the Day's Day of Days! Because I was going to put a quote from Archer here. But I couldn't think of one that wasn't too filthy. Still love that show, though.
Muir continues to insist that it's all an act--that Obama is horrible and corrupt--indeed the most horrible and corrupt president ever. This is because Muir considers 'being a Democrat' a crime.
Muir continues to insist that it's all an act--that Obama is horrible and corrupt--indeed the most horrible and corrupt president ever. This is because Muir considers 'being a Democrat' a crime.
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