King of Hate

Years ago I read a fantasy novel in which the evil antagonist was described as "coruscating malevolence". This phrase popped into my head as I was drawing today's comic for, oh, I dunno, no reason at all.

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When you're in control of your country's wealth and nothing you do is illegal why would you not use public monies at your disposal to make life better for everyone under your rule? It's even beneficial for the kingdom from an economic aspect as keeping the populace well-fed, well-educated and healthy benefits everyone in the long run.

It takes a special kind of imperial, hateful ignorance to approach the problems of hunger, health, and immigration by sitting upon your throne, wallowing in your ill-gotten wealth with your friends, amusing yourself watching the wretched poor fight over whatever scraps you might offer them.

Running a government on hate is an admission that you have no ideas. SNAP, for instance, is a good idea. It helps the hungry, the farmers, and the grocers. Every dime that goes into SNAP goes right back into the economy, keeping people working and healthy. None of it is invested in stocks, a new yacht, or gold-painted sneakers. Cutting such funding means children, the elderly and the disabled go hungry. No one benefis except those who like to watch others suffer. And we all know who that is.

That fat sack of indigestion in the Oval Office has only two ideas... (1) take all the money he can from the 99% because he thinks they're stupid and (2) give as much money he can to the 1% because he thinks they're his friends.

Fuck that guy.

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Technical Note: After a good night's sleep I decided to rename the boxes to "Hateful Stuff" over the original "Hateful Shit" just to tone down the vitriol a tad. I didn't replace it with "Hateful Ideas" because that idiot orange tumor HAS no ideas. "Stuff" is enough.

- Lefty