I’ve never seen another comic that is as enjoyable upon re-reading as Calvin and Hobbes . Only Peanuts comes as close, but its art is merely serviceable while Watterson’s is beautiful.
The thing is, this wouldn’t happen. Trump advocated confiscation of guns when he was president, and the GOP (remember—it’s not just Trump who wants Project 2025) absolutely doesn’t want an armed populace once they’ve used people to get into power. Hell, Harris is a gun owner, and I’d bet she’s a better shot than Trump.
I understand what you’re saying, but to be clear, I am a “leftist” who owns guns (mostly because I think that armed queers are less likely to get bashed).
The problem is that those who don’t get vaccinated end up spreading disease to the few who can’t get vaccinated because their immune systems are compromised (people with chronic illnesses, people getting chemotherapy, and so on). They antisocial aren’t threats solely to themselves.
I live in a primarily rural state. Most of the “rural” land is owned by a few large agriculture and energy corporations that absolutely drive voter opinion by playing on their fears and prejudices. So, yeah, people that live in the country generally are constantly manipulated into voting against what would be good for them and for the country by plutocrats who only care about amassing wealth.
I don’t care if people don’t vote for fascists because fascists are racist, if they don’t vote for fascists because of fascists’ horrible policies designed to secure their own power, or if they don’t vote for fascists because the Great Gazoo told them not to.
The first in my favorite sequence of Super-Fun-Pak Comix.