perspective
Original: perspective on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1
A man in a green shirt (named Dave, established later) speaks to a red-haired man.
Dave: I hope you don't mind me saying this, but I really disagree with that rant you posted yesterday.
Panel 2
Red-haired man: Oh, I don't mind. I've started perceiving disagreement with my political views as psychological pathology!
Panel 3
Close-up on the red-haired man, smiling.
Red-haired man: By interpreting disagreement as derangement, I can write off entire regions of mental possibility while simultaneously imagining myself to be considering all views as objectively as possible!
Panel 4
The red-haired man spreads his arms wide, beaming.
Red-haired man: Best of all, I can tell myself I'm being sympathetic to you while actively ignoring your perspective and implying that you're too stupid to assess your own mental processes!
Panel 5
Dave: You said the moon landing was a hoax perpetrated by lizard people.
Red-haired man: Who hurt you, Dave? You can confide in me.
Votey:
A close-up of the red-haired man's face.
Red-haired man: Unless you're one of them.
A man in a green shirt (named Dave, established later) speaks to a red-haired man.
Dave: I hope you don't mind me saying this, but I really disagree with that rant you posted yesterday.
Panel 2
Red-haired man: Oh, I don't mind. I've started perceiving disagreement with my political views as psychological pathology!
Panel 3
Close-up on the red-haired man, smiling.
Red-haired man: By interpreting disagreement as derangement, I can write off entire regions of mental possibility while simultaneously imagining myself to be considering all views as objectively as possible!
Panel 4
The red-haired man spreads his arms wide, beaming.
Red-haired man: Best of all, I can tell myself I'm being sympathetic to you while actively ignoring your perspective and implying that you're too stupid to assess your own mental processes!
Panel 5
Dave: You said the moon landing was a hoax perpetrated by lizard people.
Red-haired man: Who hurt you, Dave? You can confide in me.
Votey:
A close-up of the red-haired man's face.
Red-haired man: Unless you're one of them.
Alt text
A five-panel comic. A man in a green shirt tells a red-haired man, "I hope you don't mind me saying this, but I really disagree with that rant you posted yesterday." The red-haired man replies cheerfully, "Oh, I don't mind. I've started perceiving disagreement with my political views as psychological pathology!" In close-up he continues, "By interpreting disagreement as derangement, I can write off entire regions of mental possibility while simultaneously imagining myself to be considering all views as objectively as possible!" Spreading his arms with a big smile, he adds, "Best of all, I can tell myself I'm being sympathetic to you while actively ignoring your perspective and implying that you're too stupid to assess your own mental processes!" In the final panel the green-shirt man (now named) says flatly, "You said the moon landing was a hoax perpetrated by lizard people," and the red-haired man responds with mock concern, "Who hurt you, Dave? You can confide in me." Votey: a close-up of the red-haired man's face as he adds, "Unless you're one of them."
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.