Comic #3429: 2014-10-07
Description
Here’s a detailed description of the comic:
Panel 1:
- Two politicians face each other. One is in formal attire and the other is in a tuxedo.
- Text: "Politicians used to go into debates without a lot of preparation."
Panel 2:
- A list on the left has options for comebacks.
- Text: "As debate became more important, candidates began to write responses in advance."
- The options include humorous scenarios about foreign policy and evolution.
Panel 3:
- A politician interacts with someone at a desk.
- Text: "An arms race developed."
- A table with letters and numbers, implying strategies for responses.
Panel 4:
- A person at a computer looking frustrated.
- Text: "Digital aid became necessary."
- Description of political debates compared to chess and referencing opponent’s screens.
Panel 5:
- Two politicians are racing cars, illustrating a debate without potential for failure.
- Text: "A debate without the potential for failure is like a car race without the potential for wrecks."
Panel 6:
- A person at a computer, looking at a screen.
- Text: "Candidates became utterly reliant on computers, hacking became an issue."
Panel 7:
- Candidates speaking angrily, pointing at each other.
- Text: "Candidates spent two hours shouting ethnic slurs at each other."
Panel 8:
- A graph showing voting patterns, which looks unchanged over time.
- Text: "The really interesting thing is that voting patterns never changed."
Panel 9:
- Two characters, one is a child holding a toy.
- Text: "After all, if people cared about policy, well, that’s all available on Wikipedia."
Final Text:
- A character asking another, "Who you gonna vote for?"
- The reply, "The tallest one."
This comic humorously critiques the evolution of political debates and public voting behavior.