Comic #5723: war

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Panel 1:
Speaker 1: "WHY CAN'T WE BE MORE LIKE OTHER ANIMALS? YOU KNOW, OTHER ANIMALS NEVER MAKE WAR."
Speaker 2: "OH, SURE THEY DO. CHIMPS DO IT. ANTS DO IT."

Panel 2:
Speaker 1: "SOME ANTS NOT ONLY WAR AGAINST OTHER ANTS; THEY TAKE CAPTIVES AS SLAVES!"

Panel 3:
Speaker 1: "NO, WAR ISN'T SPECIAL TO US. WHAT IS SPECIAL IS PROXY WARS."
Speaker 2: "YOU NEVER SEE A GROUP OF CHIMPS FUNNELING STICKS AND STONES TO A DISTANT TRIBE OF CHIMPS TO HELP THEM FIGHT A THIRD GROUP OF CHIMPS IN ORDER TO THWART THE AMBITIONS OF A FOURTH GROUP OF CHIMPS WHO ARE SUPPLYING STICKS AND STONES TO THE THIRD GROUP OF CHIMPS."

Panel 4:
Speaker 1: "THAT IS THE PROVINCE OF MAN."
Speaker 2: "SOMEHOW I HATE US EVEN MORE."