You can’t put them in a tube of silence; that’s unconstitutional. You can stop watching them, drive down their ratings and make them lose their sponsors.
When I was growing up, we were force-fed the “facts” the government wanted us to have, many of which were deliberately wrong and/or harmful. Actual truth is very hard to establish. While “fake news” is bad, I still think we’re better off having hundreds of opinions instead of just a small number that the government can control.
In case ANYONE is interested, the “Red” and “Blue” designations were created by a News Network, I think it was N.B.C., for their Election Night Coverage YEARS ago with a large Map of the Country that lit each state up in the Different color when the Presidential Candidate of that particular party won that state. It just happened that whoever designed and built the map arbitrarily chose those colors so they would show up best on the Then-New Color Televisions people were starting to buy. It could just as easily have been Red for the Democrats and Blue for the Republicans, but the way it is now just happened to be the color that was chosen. No other significance to the colors was intended, they just looked good. And the year that Ross Perot ran, his states would have lit up with White Light, by the way…
What do you mean “once again”? For most of the country’s history, news media were proudly and openly partisan. If anything they were more evenly divided back at the beginning between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans.
Getting things done can be overrated. The People’s liberties are most in danger when there is no meaningful opposition in government.
Having Congress pass a bill doe not equal “geting things done.” It usually means high taxes, government regulation and pure nonsense.
“Getting things done” is when Americans of good will build businesses, employ people, engage in charity, have families and promote virtue in society. Government can only interfere in that.
Let’s stop assuming government is the answer to our problems when it is usually just the cause of the problems in the first place.
The campaign of 2016 exposed the intolerance of Liberals, Progressives, the Left in general. Not intolerant of demographic differences, intolerant of differing political points of view. I knew this intolerance exists, as I worked in a field that tends to attract liberals, and have often seen it firsthand. In 2016, however, it was spotlighted and became undeniable. I literally had a work colleague of many years ‘unfriend’ me on social media because she ‘thought’ I ‘might be a Trump supporter’ (I’m not. I voted for neither of the two major candidates). After the Trump election, leftist anger and intolerance morphed into hate, and, unable to deny it, leftists instead regularly choose to justify their venom by labeling the targets of their hatred (e.g.“nazi; racist; misogynist”) and saying they deserve it. Once one dehumanizes one’s opponent, it’s easier to justify whatever harm one does to him/her.
The “Great Bunny” in this country was once called “The FCC”, and it had these two bunny ears, one called “The Fairness Doctrine” and the other called “The Equal Time Rule.” This ensured that both sides were exposed to and listened to what the other had to say, and enabled us to reach a consensus on many otherwise divisive issues.
But an evil man named Ronald Reagan took a knife he called “deregulation” and cut the Great Bunny’s ears off. The result is the increasingly intractable divide we continue to this day to try to endure.
BE THIS GUY about 5 years ago
You can’t put them in a tube of silence; that’s unconstitutional. You can stop watching them, drive down their ratings and make them lose their sponsors.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member about 5 years ago
Pig has climbed out of the Box O’ Stupid People, and summoned the Bunny O’ Wisdom.
DennisinSeattle Premium Member about 5 years ago
Good luck, Great Bunny! The Cube of Silence is at our fingertip (mute button).
Bilan about 5 years ago
Panel 4 will never happen. It means that people would have to admit they’re wrong and that they’ve been duped.
gocomics about 5 years ago
When I was growing up, we were force-fed the “facts” the government wanted us to have, many of which were deliberately wrong and/or harmful. Actual truth is very hard to establish. While “fake news” is bad, I still think we’re better off having hundreds of opinions instead of just a small number that the government can control.
sirbadger about 5 years ago
Eventually, computers will serve the same purpose as the Great Bunny, but I don’t know if that’s good or bad.
Walrus Gumbo Premium Member about 5 years ago
We have no Great Bunny of Wisdom but we have A Great Turtle of Avoidance, his name is Mitch McConnell.
feverjr Premium Member about 5 years ago
I’d be happy with Jane “You Ignorant Slut” Curtain and Dan “You Miserable Failure” Aykroyd doing “Point/Counter Point”
Troglodyte about 5 years ago
The Great Bunny had better hop to it!
Breadboard about 5 years ago
Knowing how rabbits destroy stuff in the real world this brain fart never left the ground ……..
MasonTV05 about 5 years ago
Big Chungus!
matthew about 5 years ago
Confirmation bias is a heck of a drug.
Masterskrain Premium Member about 5 years ago
In case ANYONE is interested, the “Red” and “Blue” designations were created by a News Network, I think it was N.B.C., for their Election Night Coverage YEARS ago with a large Map of the Country that lit each state up in the Different color when the Presidential Candidate of that particular party won that state. It just happened that whoever designed and built the map arbitrarily chose those colors so they would show up best on the Then-New Color Televisions people were starting to buy. It could just as easily have been Red for the Democrats and Blue for the Republicans, but the way it is now just happened to be the color that was chosen. No other significance to the colors was intended, they just looked good. And the year that Ross Perot ran, his states would have lit up with White Light, by the way…
Adiraiju about 5 years ago
And then people actually start talking again and the result is Civil War 2.
josballard about 5 years ago
I’ll go with khaki. Sure it’s boring, but it goes with everything.
dadoctah about 5 years ago
Can you believe those dumb deluded Blefuscans? Imagine going through life thinking you should open a soft-boiled egg from the wrong end!
Reader about 5 years ago
Is the bunny’s name Gulliver?
mjb515 about 5 years ago
What do you mean “once again”? For most of the country’s history, news media were proudly and openly partisan. If anything they were more evenly divided back at the beginning between the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans.
Getting things done can be overrated. The People’s liberties are most in danger when there is no meaningful opposition in government.
Smokie about 5 years ago
I love RAT!!!
rs0204 Premium Member about 5 years ago
I wish for the Great Bunny!
I wish for the Great Bunny!
I wish for the Great Bunny!
I wish for the Great Bunny!
I wish for the Great Bunny!
I wish for the Great Bunny!
I wish for the Great Bunny!
I wish for the Great Bunny!
I wish for the Great Bunny!
I wish for the Great Bunny!
I wish for the Great Bunny!
I wish for the Great Bunny!
I wish for the Great Bunny!
I wish for the Great Bunny!
Et Cetera….
asmbeers about 5 years ago
He has a point. How about we begin muting the news media?
Casey Jones about 5 years ago
It’s the same as Metric vs. English – we just HAVE to be contrary, whether it makes any sense or not.
tripwire45 about 5 years ago
Kudos. Every time I try to make this point online, the “other sky” people get mad at me for some reason. The colors don’t matter.
hariseldon59 about 5 years ago
I hope the Great Cube O’ Silence works better than the Cone of Silence did.
Brain Pudding about 5 years ago
Having Congress pass a bill doe not equal “geting things done.” It usually means high taxes, government regulation and pure nonsense.
“Getting things done” is when Americans of good will build businesses, employ people, engage in charity, have families and promote virtue in society. Government can only interfere in that.
Let’s stop assuming government is the answer to our problems when it is usually just the cause of the problems in the first place.
johndifool about 5 years ago
I’ll just point out that the sky really is blue…
DCBakerEsq about 5 years ago
God is a giant philosopher rabbit? I’ve got to ask my priest about this.
dalengyel Premium Member about 5 years ago
This hits the nail right on the head! Thank you Stephan!
Holden Awn about 5 years ago
The campaign of 2016 exposed the intolerance of Liberals, Progressives, the Left in general. Not intolerant of demographic differences, intolerant of differing political points of view. I knew this intolerance exists, as I worked in a field that tends to attract liberals, and have often seen it firsthand. In 2016, however, it was spotlighted and became undeniable. I literally had a work colleague of many years ‘unfriend’ me on social media because she ‘thought’ I ‘might be a Trump supporter’ (I’m not. I voted for neither of the two major candidates). After the Trump election, leftist anger and intolerance morphed into hate, and, unable to deny it, leftists instead regularly choose to justify their venom by labeling the targets of their hatred (e.g.“nazi; racist; misogynist”) and saying they deserve it. Once one dehumanizes one’s opponent, it’s easier to justify whatever harm one does to him/her.
Leojim about 5 years ago
If only….if only!
marilynnbyerly about 5 years ago
The Great Bunny O’ Wisdom in the last panel is a tulpa. Look it up, it’s a cool concept.
Flatworm about 5 years ago
The “Great Bunny” in this country was once called “The FCC”, and it had these two bunny ears, one called “The Fairness Doctrine” and the other called “The Equal Time Rule.” This ensured that both sides were exposed to and listened to what the other had to say, and enabled us to reach a consensus on many otherwise divisive issues.
But an evil man named Ronald Reagan took a knife he called “deregulation” and cut the Great Bunny’s ears off. The result is the increasingly intractable divide we continue to this day to try to endure.
garibaldi99 Premium Member about 5 years ago
How about polka dots and stripes.
Masterskrain Premium Member about 5 years ago
Interesting that the ONLY “Partisan Hack” in the box that’s easily identified is Lumpy Hannity…
harebell about 5 years ago
Stephan must be really wincing about now.
The Sinistral Bassist Premium Member about 5 years ago
A naive, pollyannish view of life as if the things people believe in are inconsequential.
Diat60 about 5 years ago
On a slightly different note, did you know the US, Liberia and Myanmar are the only countries in the world still not using the metric system?
karinmarie808 Premium Member about 5 years ago
i believe the point is that right and wrong are illusion?
pekenpug about 5 years ago
Keep up the good work, Pig. We need that rabbit.
Happy, happy, happy!!! about 5 years ago
BUNNY!
chris_weaver about 5 years ago
In reality, the Great Bunny visited us – and we found him delicious!
Sisyphos about 5 years ago
Rat is right again. There is no Great Bunny. Pig is delusional. We are screwed.
scratchmaker500 about 5 years ago
Wallace & Grommet: The Curse of the Were-RabbitBasically the Were-Rabbit looks like that.
Gamer about 5 years ago
And they lived unhappily ever after.
The Almighty Cookie Monster 12 months ago
Good job Pig.