Comic #6915: ideology

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Sure! Here’s the transcription of the comic:

Panel 1: Person 1: "I think what happens is movements start with a set of thinkers with really specific ideas."

Panel 2: Person 2: "Then more people get involved, and the message gets softened, and people are less likely to read the original stuff, and it becomes clear that part of the original work is simply wrong."

Panel 3: Person 1: "So over time ideological movements get eroded down to vague ideas about something being good that are easily defensible, leaving only the name of the movement as controversial."

Panel 4: Person 2: "What are you saying?"

Panel 5: Person 1: "I’m saying you’re not really a Marxist-Leninist."

Panel 6: Person 2: "Okay, Ted."

Panel 7: Person 1: "But I want a 2.3 percent increase in the top marginal tax rate!"

Panel 8: Person 2: "Viva la revolución!"

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