Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for February 06, 2013
February 05, 2013
February 07, 2013
Transcript:
Joe: So you'd like Oprah to take over as our monarch? Bob: Yeah... just think how much better it'd be... no more gridlock, no tedious elections... we wouldn't even need a judicial system! Queen Oprah would make all the right and fair decisions! Joe: Um... aren't you overlooking something here, Bob? Bob: What? Joe: You're a lawyer, so you'd be out of a job. Bob: Ok... maybe I need to rethink this.
And rule by a benevolent dictator is still rule by a dictator. that’s the fatal flaw in the “Oprah as monarch” scheme: you’d better hope that she’s wise as well as compassionate, because you’d be ceding control of your life over to her.