this comic is a joke about how anarchist ideology is different from whats informally called anarchism. i am not transcribing it, because it has wayy too much text for that. sorry
this comic is a joke about how anarchist ideology is different from whats informally called anarchism. i am not transcribing it, because it has wayy too much text for that. sorry
transcript:
newscaster: breaking news, anarchy in the street! noam chomsky has the report.
[bottom of screen: “Ten Billionaires pledge to give $500 million to a charity specializing in right-wing coups”]
chomsky: just moments ago, this peaceful protest ascended into anarchy.
[Hooded figures painting Anarchist A on wall]
chomsky: the anarchists are now distributing resources based on need, rather than giving everything to those who have the most money.
[Hooded figures breaking window, carrying boxes out]
chomsky: now they are destroying oppressive institutions which organize labor around profit for the property owning class, so they can recognize society based on mutual aid and free cooperation of individuals.
[Hooded figures throwing Molotov cocktail at bank]
Chomsky: Unfortunately, things have taken a turn for the worse, as a gang of violent thugs has arrived to oppress freedom and loot the working class’ economic output to give property to their wealthy masters.
[Tear gas cloud]
Newscaster: Thank you, Chomsky. Coming up next, an interview with an economist who explains why, according to the math, it’s a good thing for the poor to toil in misery while the rich hoard wealth beyond the wildest dreams of Ozymandias.
[Bottom of screen: "Marx recants communism after realizing he failed to consider how Capitalism produces cool stuff]