Wednesday, May 12, 1999: Bumper sticker wisdom

[NonsenseWords]

I don't, this is... what.

I feel like DCS is trying to be snarky but this doesn't make sense.

[Bocaj Claw]

I actually like this strip. A lot. Its so over the top, I just can't take it seriously. I like the bipolar perspective disorder or whatever strip from later on for much the same reasons.

A reaction to an actual bumper sticker, which is always a risky proposition -- bumper stickers don't, as a rule, present enough of an argument for refuting them to really be worth anyone's time.

I tried to make Avery's response reflect the same simplemindedness as the original slogan, only carried to more of an extreme. I'm not sure it really worked, but my American flag backgrounds had certainly improved.

[nickspoon]

DCS is pointing out the silliness in thinking that domestic produce is good and foreign produce is evil. Encouraging people to buy American hurts trade elsewhere, but people tend to only see so far.

[Tom_Radigan]

DCS is pointing out the silliness in thinking that domestic produce is good and foreign produce is evil. Encouraging people to buy American hurts trade elsewhere, but people tend to only see so far.

I guess you don't think much of the locavore (buying food from local producers) movement either?

[likeafox]

locavore (buying food from local producers) movement

This is the first thing I thought of, too, when I read the comic and started anticipating responses to it. The principles of buying local can apply to all sorts of products, not just food, though food is the major one.

[nickspoon]

Buying local produce is totally fine with me, it has a lower environmental impact per item and supports local farmers. That said, there is nothing particularly wrong with supporting foreign farmers, except that they might not be getting quite the same support from, say, a supermarket purchase.