Doonesbury - What Country Is This?

[JHB]

[ret5hd]

1. Land of the thief, home of the slave.

[llashram]

16. ++

well stated...

[calimary]

30. Oooooh, that's a GOOD one!

“Land of the thief, home of the slave.”

[ret5hd]

31. Brother Ali's "Uncle Sam Goddamn":

Welcome to the United Snakes
Land of the thief, home of the slave
Grand imperial guard where the dollar is sacred and-
Let's do this shit for real, come on now
Smoke and mirrors, stripes and stars
Stolen for the cross in the name of God
Bloodshed, genocide, rape and fraud
Writ' into the pages of the law, good Lord
The Cold Continent latch key child
Ran away one day and started acting foul
King of where the wild things are daddy's proud
Because the Roman Empire done passed it down
Imported and tortured a work force
And never healed the wounds or shook the curse off
Now the grown up Goliath nation
Holding open auditions for the part of David, can you feel it?
Nothing can save you, you question the reign
You get rushed in and chained up
Fist raised but I must be insane
'Cause I can't figure a single goddamn way to change it
Welcome to the United Snakes
Land of the thief, home of the slave
The grand imperial guard where the dollar is sacred, and power is God
Welcome to the United Snakes
Land of the thief, home of the slave
The grand imperial guard where the dollar is sacred, and power is God
All must bow to the fat and lazy
The fuck you, obey me, and why do they hate me? (Who me?)
Only two generations away
From the world's most despicable slavery trade
Pioneered so many ways to degrade a human being
That it can't be changed to this day
Legacy so ingrained in the way that we think
We no longer need chains to be slaves
Lord it's a shameful display
The overseers even got raped along the way
'Cause the children can't escape from the pain
And they're born with the poisonous hatred in their veins
Try and separate a man from his soul
You only strengthen him, and lose your own
But shoot that fucker if he walk near the throne
Remind him that this is my home, now I'm gone
Welcome to the United Snakes
Land of the thief, home of the slave
The grand imperial guard where the dollar is sacred, and power is God
Welcome to the United Snakes
Land of the thief, home of the slave
The grand imperial guard where the dollar is sacred, and power is God
Hold up, give me one right here
Hold on
You don't give money to the bums
On a corner with a sign bleeding from their gums
Talking about you don't support a crackhead?
What you think happens to the money from your taxes?
Shit, the Government's an addict
With a billion dollar a week kill brown people habit
And even if you ain't on the front line
When massah yell crunch time, you right back at it
Plain look at how you hustling backwards
At the end of the year, add up what they subtracted
Three outta 12 months, your salary pays for that madness
Man, that's sadness
What's left? Get a big ass plasma
To see where they made Dan Rather point the damn camera
Only approved questions get answered
Now stand your ass up for that national anthem
Welcome to the United Snakes
Land of the thief, home of the slave
The grand imperial guard where the dollar is sacred, and power is God
Welcome to the United Snakes
Land of the thief, home of the slave
The grand imperial guard where the dollar is sacred, and power is God

[Hortensis]

2. Thank heavens for the Garry Trudeaus who say it so well.

The Republic of Texas might legalize hunting them next.

[bottomofthehill]

3. Please Got, Texit can't happen soon enough.

[dalton99a]

4. Kick

[Paladin]

5. There it is: my favorite "Doonesbury" of all time.

I hope the forthcoming public demonstrations here in Texas have plenty of "What Country Is This?" signs in prominent view. It is a worthy battle cry...

[paleotn]

9. I like it too.

[mountain grammy]

6. Wow.. he nails it.

Sadly it's America, not just Texas.

[Evolve Dammit]

27. Indeed MG

[CTyankee]

7. I'm a 3rd generation Texan but it stops with me.

Most family that I knew are dead and gone. I am so glad, tho, for the promise of an inclusive Texas where people are sane and don't own guns.

[paleotn]

8. Karen White.

Yea. I see what you did there, Garry.

[Paladin]

11. That's a nice touch, isn't it? (nt)

[steventh]

10. Thanks for this Doonesbury - What Country Is This?

Yeah. Exactly.
k&r

[NoMoreRepugs]

12. I have a feeling our governor deathsentence here in Florida

is pissed he didn’t pass the bounty law first.

[Chipper Chat]

13. does this bounty law extend to rich Republican women as well

Wait till one of them is attacked by a bounty hunter as well

[Tommymac]

18. Wonder if they can sue the pilot of the plane who takes them to a sane State.

Enquiring minds would like to know.

[OldBaldy1701E]

21. That was my thought

I hope that there is a cadre of people watching all members of the Texas legislature for signs that any wives or mistresses are suddenly 'taking a sabbatical'. Then follow, obtain evidence, and once they return... sue the hell out of her, the family, the legislator, his family, and anyone who knows the person's name. Let's see how much they like that law when it comes home to roost. Hell, get every single person on the team to sue. Make them sit through multiple lawsuits just for one incident. I mean, does it even say that only one person can bring the suit? Use those loopholes to punish any who created this lunacy.

[niyad]

14. Truth.

[planetc]

15. There are positive degrees of sanity, and Trudeau is off the charts.

[llashram]

17. so true

[Fiendish Thingy]

19. At this point, has anyone successfully won a suit/bounty? Nt

[ret5hd]

20. It's only been in effect (off and on, at that)...

for a very short while. I don’t think you can file suit, serve papers, get a court date, a summary judgement of guilt, etc in the same amount of time it takes to renew your car tags.

[Hekate]

22. Kicktoons. "What country is this?"

I hope this toon goes right up there in the pantheon of Doonesbury greats, along with “Guilty! Guilty! Guilty!” (also uttered by Marl Slackmeyer)

[Grokenstein]

23. Spying on and ratting out your neighbors!!

From "the commies are coming!" to "cherished family value" in one fell swoop.

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/at-one-fell-swoop.html

[Rhiagel]

24. Let me guess ...

Afghanistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, Nazi Germany, Stalinist Russia, Salem 1692, or Spain circa 1478? Must be getting warm...

[ariadne0614]

32. +1 n/t

[NotANeocon]

25. No -it's not America -

- that's a continent and not a country.

It's Yankland or Gunland or Lawless Territories.

As a wise owner said at the end of the Trail of Tears "some day they might be civilised:.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

26. Another great Doonesbury strip

[Evolve Dammit]

28. An update on MM's "Dude Where's My Country?" We're circling the bowl.

[Dukkha]

29. Dumbfuckistan

If they want to secede back to the Republic of Texas, knock yourself out. We'll take in the liberal refugees then you're on your own.

[burrowowl]

33. Kick