Comic #6343: context-3

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The comic consists of six panels. In the first panel, a man stands at a podium speaking to another man, saying, "Sir, how do you respond to people who were offended when you said we 'should take all minority groups and blend them into a fine paste'?" The second man, looking slightly surprised, replies, "Whoa, that quote is taken out of context."

In the third panel, the first speaker responds, "How so?" In the fourth panel, the man at the podium clarifies, "I mean you're saying it today as part of a question, when the original context was ME saying it YESTERDAY as part of a STATEMENT. It is in a strictly technical sense not in its original context."

The fifth panel shows the second man, looking frustrated, exclaiming, "You can’t do that! You can’t just say 'out of context!' You’re supposed to explain why the different context changes the meaning of your statement!"

In the final panel, the man at the podium, now with a smirk, shouts, "You can’t stop me! I’ve found a rhetorical loophole and no one watching the news has the attention span to notice AHAHHAHAHA!" The other man reacts with disbelief, shouting, "NOOOOOO!"

The comic uses humor to critique the concept of taking quotes out of context and the tactics politicians use to avoid accountability.