February 15th, 2008
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Tags: ethics, politics, Thad's Favorites

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Think of It as a Really Big Trophy

Countries often race to build the biggest bridge, building, or missile.

Dialog:
- Port:
  - Countries often race to build the biggest bridge, building, or missile.
  - Yet, the competition to have the most free press is much more subdued.
  - To change this situation we could make the world's biggest missile a prize given to the country with the most free press.
- Starboard:
  - Wait, you want countries to yearn for a fast way to deliver a bomb so badly that they create the most free press in the world?
- Port:
  - Would you prefer the country with the sort-of-free press to have the worlds biggest missile?

4 Comments:

JesusDiablo Says:
February 15th, 2008 at 11:29 pm

Thad Guy,
You are my own, new personal hero. This cartoon engendered in me the dreaded, though much sought after, “epitome epiphany.”

David Weisman Says:
February 15th, 2008 at 11:38 pm

This is so absurd I can only comment with complete seriousness.

If the worlds biggest missile is too big to launch and has a small conventional warhead, why not make a trophy out of it?

If we’re talking about a real deadly nuke, Freedomhouse rankings indicate it would be split between Finland and Iceland, not too bad except we have two new members of the nuke club.

thad Says:
February 16th, 2008 at 1:08 pm

Many thanks for the compliment JesusDiablo. I’m very glad that you liked the comic.

David, I don’t think you have to worry too much about this situation. I have reason to believe it will never happen.

Solanum Tuberosum Says:
February 17th, 2008 at 10:22 am
i think this is the best idea. Ever.

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