cross-posted from: https://jlai.lu/post/28593249

[A television shows people starving with the title “NEWS: FAMINE DEVASTATES A GLOBAL SOUTH COUNTRY” and the subtitle “Brought to you by AgriCorp™”]

[orange] That’s communism That’s why we hate communism so much

[green] But the trade sanctions come from capita…

[A television shows a rocket launch with the title “NEWS: ROCKET LAUNCHED, HUMANS ARE IN SPACE” and the subtitle “Brought to you by tax credits for billionaires”]

[orange] That’s capitalism That’s why we love capitalism so much

[green] But modern rocketry was pioneered by the soviet…

[A television shows police in a city and a graffiti with the title “14 MILLION CRIMINAL OFFENSES REPORTED IN THE US IN 2024” and the subtitle “This fearmongering is brought to you by Liberty Mutual Justice™”]

[orange] That’s anarchism That’s why we hate anarchism so much

[green] But the USA is quite literally a capitalis…

[A television shows kids starving in a school cafeteria with the title “SAD FACTS: 1 IN 5 KIDS IN THE USA FACE FOOD INSECURITY (2025)” and the subtitle “SnackCorp™ was here”]

[orange] That’s not capitalism It’s crony oligarchic neoliberalism

[green] But that’s quite literally…

[A television shows a reporter reporting on the end of the world with the title “BREAKING NEWS: MASS COLLAPSE OF SOCIETY AS CLIMATE CHANGE CAUSED BY BILLIONAIRES LEADS TO GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC FAILURE” and the subtitle “PetroCorp™ approves”]

[orange] I knew it! I knew communism would be the end of us all!

[green has no words, is just blasé]

https://thebad.website/comic/the_free_market_of_confusion