Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for March 21, 1982
Transcript:
Person: The U.N. General Assembly is now in session! The secretary will open the meeting with a report on stamp sales. We also have a vote coming up today on U.N. resolution 741-B... Woman: What's that? Person: "Resolved: That the imperialistic western industrial powers should redistribute their wealth to oppressed third world nations." Woman: Got a head count yet? Person: Yes, it should be about 145 to 9, with Bermuda abstaining. Woman: Good. Any other resolutions? Person: Just the Swiss motion, "Resolved: that peace is good." Woman: What? Person: That's all it says. "Peace is good". Woman: Leave it to the Swiss puppets! What an outrage! That motion is nothing but a U.S.-inspired condemnation of third world-liberation movements and Soviet support of the people's revolutions in Afghanistan and El Salvador! Person: It is? Woman: Of course it is! Victor, you've got to start learning the code words!