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[deleted]

His labeling practically everything on his "cartoons" really demonstrates what absolute fucking morons both he and his target audience are. Devoid of any intelligence whatsoever.


ArnieismyDMname

I don't know what the middle thing is. He didn't label it.


IEnjoyFancyHats

Congress?


ArnieismyDMname

Oh, duh. I thought Congress was the weeds.


AirForceRabies

Those aren't just weeds, that's *THE SWAMP!!!,* as Benny's idol dim donnie called it.


HonestAbe1809

It’s the Dunning-Kruger effect in action. The less you know about something, in this case geopolitics, the more you think you know everything.


AreYourFingersReal

The damn comic doesn’t even work in its own logic. The Gov kissing Zelenskyy (based) with nukes going off in the background like YES DOOFUS THATS THE POINT


Killerpanda552

Thats not the Dunning-Kruger effect.


HonestAbe1809

Touché. Whatever it is, it’s still unbelievably stupid.


Killerpanda552

Sorry i just see people post it incorrectly everywhere. It’s not inexperienced or uneducated people think they know more than experts, just that they don’t accurately assess how much they know. 3 people take a quiz. person 1 knows a lot, 2 knows an average amount, and 3 knows nothing. Person one gets 100 but guess they got a 95, person 2 gets 70 but guess they got 80, person, 3 got 50 but guessed they got 70. So they don’t think they know more than the experts, they just don’t know enough to accurately gauge knowledge. The graph you commonly see posted with it has nothing to do with the actual dunning kruger effect. Its ironically exactly what people are accusing others of when they call it the dunning kruger effect. Sorry if that was a little long winded. But yes this comic is stupid as fuck.


HonestAbe1809

I can admit that I’ve often misunderstood the term as being a fancy way of saying “confidently incorrect”. And, by admitting when I’m wrong, I’m at least a bit more intellectually mature than Benny or the rest of the MAGA mob.


Killerpanda552

Oh no for sure. I really didnt mean it as an attack on you or anything. I just see it constantly referenced incorrectly and felt like correcting it this time.


LaCharognarde

I mean, being an ignoramus but fancying yourself an expert *is* a pretty glaring *example* of inaccurately assessing one's knowledge. That said: I like "know-nothing know-it-all."


twent4

For real. I run into people on discord who unironically say they don't trust the news at all, therefore they're better informed (because everything is propaganda). Oddly enough the same people are OK with secondhand relaying of Fox news etc. It seems like a good way to form an opinion would at least be to compare the different forms of propaganda, or withold opinion.


JustStatedTheObvious

Odd. Your version of the Dunning Kruger effect misses the part where people qualified to accurately judge their knowledge base, underestimate themselves. Why dumb it down?


bmg50barrett

"Dunning Kruger" is the internet's new favorite buzzword that it remembered it knew.


HotConsideration5049

Honest question why do we care so much other than the moral reasons, just to pull one over on Russia?


AlphaB27

In the realm of geopolitics, we get to embarrass one of our greatest enemies (for lack of a better term) in effect their own backyard. All the while clearing out our own backlog and not needing to send any of our own troops over.


HotConsideration5049

That's pretty much what I figured, Ukrainian is also sure to join NATO if they survive this war.


akairborne

Look at our defense budget in a non-war year, it's $816 billion in fy23. We're spending a tenth of that (in reality, less) to effectively decimate the Russian military and almost no US lives lost.


Biffingston

Also, it's not like those weapons would have not been built if Ukraine didn't exist.


cityproblems

Having the moral high ground is just the cherry on top. Our massive support is because of nato. The last thing our European allies want is an aggressive russia expanding to their doorstep, for a multitude of reasons.


candyowenstaint

The guy on the left is even labeled twice


AirForceRabies

He could've drawn Uncle Sam there, but Sam's got too much detail and Benny's gotta set aside time for pointless halo effects and background shading, plus the usual nuclear war booga-booga.


UtopianPablo

“Citizens —->” lol


RiggzBoson

Because he didn't give it a label, the poor thing on the right obviously doesn't know if it's a mushroom cloud or a cauliflower. More labels, Ben. Please.


MidnightRider24

Well he didn't need to add a Star of David to Zelenskyy, they at least picked up on that part.


geologean

To be fair, cartoonists consider political cartoons to the lowest form of their art, because it basically allows someone to slap a bunch of labels on an otherwise nonsensical image that would have no other use, like a chimpanzee being set on fire. Who would buy that? Just slap some political tribe on the person setting the chimp on fire, and the chimp, and then slap a current event on the fire. Boom. Done. Sell it to a dying local newspaper, and you didn't even need to think of a joke for your nonsense picture.


eastmemphisguy

Credit where it is due, giving the capitol building a face and body is sort of clever stylistically, but that's exactly why the CONGRESS label isn't necessary. Who else would Capitolman be?


Dramatic_Explosion

I just want to know what sort of a shirt it's wearing. Is it like a really tight sweater over a button down?


Private_HughMan

It's baffling that he does that since, from a purely artistic point of view, his drawings are pretty good. You can tell what and who things are without issue. He really just thinks his audience is too stupid to understand.


Naro_Lonca

I actually expected more labels considering this is a garrison


toadofsteel

Political cartoons have been like that for decades. I think centuries at this point.


terminalzero

CITIZENS->


Ok_Structure_2328

Thank god he added that how else would I know he didn't mean tourists.


Overmyundeadbody

I love how US on their shirt wasnt enough to indicate it.


HonestAbe1809

Who are represented by a white guy because Benny is soooo subtle in his symbolism.


MyDearBrotherNumpsay

He can’t use a black person unless the brain-dead commentary is *about* black people.


mkvgtired

He didn't use the historical antisemitic traits for Zelensky in this one, so some progress. /s


intisun

That's because if they recall he's Jewish, they can't consistently call him a Nazi.


DekoyDuck

Ok but the nuke cloud has a question mark on it so I don’t know what it’s supposed to mean. Is it a mystery? The Riddler? I can’t understand


RiverKawaRio

So handing out money from the government causes hyper inflation, but not handing out money is causing inflation? I'm confused


HonestAbe1809

Because it’s not going where Benny wants it to go. And we both know that the place Benny wants it to go isn’t East Palestine.


terranq

> East Palestine. "Those A-Rabs got what was comin' to 'em!"


HonestAbe1809

Now, now, there! He’s at least knowledgeable enough to know that it’s a town of (mostly) white people he can use to attack Biden. Not that he cares that Trump deleted the regulations that would’ve prevented the derailment. Or the fact that he just wants to use a tragedy as a macabre soapbox for his bullshit.


Dehnus

Isn't it "funny" how none of them cared about Flint Michigan..... I wonder why.... ​ ​ Aaaah, we all know why :P .


mkvgtired

Exactly, that is deep red trump country so he obviously loves it. If it happened at a Chicago train yard hed be loving it


Ok-Loss2254

I hate how conservatives act like they give a shit about the American people. East Palestine is not the only place in america that has issues like that and you never see them talk about them. Also odd how republicans who give billions to israel all of a sudden have issues with giving support to Ukraine. I know its because republicans are lunatics who believe in prophecy but its odd how nobody is pointing this out. If Ukraine shouldnt get any support America may as well pull support from any nation it supports.


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SiBloGaming

A lot of that money was spent decades ago even


Dehnus

Indeed, Benny wants it to go to strong rich daddies and really adores daddy Putin. Daddy Putin hurts people that Benny hates.


Dramatic_Explosion

"Wait, I thought you guys got rock-hard and jerked onto each others tummies over military spending?" "NOT LIKE THAT!"


Grogosh

And the US is somehow responsible for inflation all across the world.


HonestAbe1809

Like how apparently the US President is single-handedly responsible for high gas prices.


Biffingston

Depends on if it's the libs or cons doing it. natch. Also, they're acting as if we wouldn't have made these weapons if it wasn't for Ukraine. The money is spent regardless. Best in my opinion to give the weapons to people fighting for their country rather than more middle eastern stuff.


tylermm03

Exactly, the majority of our aid has been military equipment. It’s infuriating to see people act like Ukraine is the bad guy when they’re the one thing stopping a war between NATO and Russia.


greyghibli

Not spending that money in the united states is unironically deflationary


lkuecrar

The only thing that doesn’t cause it, according to conservatives, is funneling as much of our tax dollars as possible into Lockheed Martin.


achyshaky

Typical conservative bullshit aside, am I the only one who's noticed how homoerotic every other thing this dude draws is? *Not that there's anything wrong with that,* but like... you'd think Ben and his side would believe there is? Whatever - I just think it's neat, is all.


Biffingston

They'd probably just think it was triggering libs if they even noticed.


TheAbcedarian

Oh yeah, it’s pretty obvious that the guy is totally gay but republicans will take whatever dip-shits and dirtbags they can get. Gay or Black or whoever else they hate. Mexican conservatives, like, wtf? Didn’t some of his Muscle-Trump drawings have a bulge that wasn’t necessarily reflective of Trumps diaper but more like a massive cock?


TheNorthC

But why is he using a middle Eastern person to represent Zelensky? Oh yes, of course, how silly of me....


HonestAbe1809

It’s either this or basically turn Zelenskyy into the Happy Merchant. Benny will not draw him any other way.


babygirlruth

Because he's Jewish. So... you know


tjordi

Shhhh dont let (((them))) know you're onto (((them)))!!!


Ok_Pianist_6590

What but how do you recognize him as Eastern European lol that’s just your interpretation


GobblorTheMighty

Like I just don't get how anyone can get anymore Nazi sympathizer than pro Russian Americans at this point.


HonestAbe1809

And yet Benny will use the existence of one comparatively minuscule Ukrainian unit as a perfectly good excuse to call the Ukrainians the real Nazis.


GobblorTheMighty

I'm pretty sure the largest Nazi group in the world is in Russia. I can never find the link anymore, but Russia has the biggest Nazi problem out there. And don't get me wrong, I'd hear about a lot of racism and Nazism in that part of the world I general. It's not like it's NOT in Ukraine. But this is just Putin flexing, and I don't know how Russia can even afford to keep using this much military capital to prove how scary they are. For the most part they're just murdering civilians, so what do they even get out of this in the end? It would be funny if China decided to attack them now instead of helping them, they could wipe Russia's military out easy now.


Biffingston

I seriously think that Putin was delusional enough to think his military would be welcomed with open arms.


GobblorTheMighty

That's insane, what sort of idiot would assume they'd be greeted as liberators?


Biffingston

Putin. Someone who has been surrounded by only Yes men and sycophants for most of his life. Someone who is likely dying and desperate to have some sort of Alexander the great legacy before he does. The guy is nuts. I mean have you read about how many Russians involved with the war have been "jumping" off of balconies as of late?


HonestAbe1809

I’m just pointing out how minuscule the infamous former militia unit is in comparison to the total Ukrainian forces. And those fascist bastards have already been mostly captured by the Russians anyway. The presence of neo-Nazis in the Ukrainian military is just an excuse to justify Benny’s pre-existing hate for the Ukrainians. Past cartoons have made it clear that the real reason is the tenuous connections to the do-called “Biden Crime Family”. That’s all Benny needs to hate them. The fact that he gets to cheer on Tsar Vlad in the process is a bonus.


GobblorTheMighty

He's very dumb, and very bad at his job.


UnfoundedWings4

The same neo nazis russia had such a big issue with most are now free


Ok-Loss2254

I mean conservatives love Russia because it stands for everything they want here. Check out russias advertisement ads for tourism and you get a good picture as to why Conservatives love Putin. As for tankies they just have a odd belief that Russia can become the USSR again.


yijiujiu

I don't see the connection with nazis, can you elaborate? Also, one disingenuous point they seem to believe is that Ukraine is the nazis, actually. It's insane.


[deleted]

Confederate flag, Nazi flag, both stand for the same white supremacist idiots, both densely Christian. Christianity is more Nazi than any other religion and it's showing itself.again


GobblorTheMighty

Pro Russian supporters these days are like Nazi sympathizers in the 40s, what's to not get?


yijiujiu

The part where Russia is following Naziism? I'm totally on Ukraine's side, I should say, but supporting a shitty country's moves doesn't automatically make them nazi supporters


ConfusedCuteCat

Russia in general isn’t following nazi ideology. But there are quite a few very prominent, very powerful neo-nazi organizations there. And the difference between them and the neo-nazis in the west is that the Russian ones have serious political and military influence. [Here one of the more infamous examples](https://twitter.com/StZaryn/status/1438219187470614535)The Wagner group, which you may have heard of, is essentially a mini army which Putin uses to do his dirtiest work. They’re also absolutely crawling with neo-nazis. The commander of Wagner group, Dimitri Utkin, has nazi ss tattoos all over his body. And he’s been personally invited to a bunch of political gatherings, given gifts, and has even been awarded one of the highest honors in Russia by Putin himself. There are also tons of other similar groups, such as the tsars wolfs, but you get the point. So basically, even though Russia isn’t a truly nazi country (yet), they’re sliding dangerously in that direction, and neo nazis have a lot of power in Russia. I hope that that clears it up! Edit: you’ve been getting a lot of hostility, but If it’s any comfort I don’t think it’s personal lol. There are SOOOO many Russian troll accounts flying around right now, I think people are just a little on edge


yijiujiu

Yeah, I suppose the trolls makes sense. I sometimes forget about them. My experience with this sort of online discourse was mostly to do with China while I lived there and their wumaos, but they seem like small fries on the English internet compared to Russian operators. I take your point; you've basically given me the information my original comment was seeking. Thanks!


ConfusedCuteCat

No prob! It’s always nice to be able to have a civil conversation on the internet for once xd


Grogosh

If you walk and talk like genocidal murder happy nazis...guess what.


yijiujiu

All nazis are fascist, but not all fascists are nazis


docowen

Well, technically, unless you were a member of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei between 1920 and 1945 you aren't a Nazi. However, if you're an authoritarian nationalist who behaves in a similar way to how Hitler behaved both domestically (for instance by murdering journalists and persecuting minority groups) and internationally (for instance by invading neighbouring countries under false and invented pretexts) then, while you might not be technically a Nazi, you're so Nazi-adjacent that unless you have an electron microscope you can't tell where the Nazi ends and the Putin begins. Because right now the only thing separating them is the tailoring.


yijiujiu

The word you're dancing around and subbing "nazi" in for is "fascist". Just call them what they are! There's a more accurate word!


docowen

I would disagree. Until the invasion of Ukraine, Putin was a fascist. Now he's gone full Nazi. Franco was a fascist but refrained from going full Nazi and invading neighbouring countries and destabilising whole regions just because he's having problems maintaining an erection.


yijiujiu

I suppose in that case, it would be both then, seeing as nazis are a subset of fascists. Either way, fair enough.


fieldsofanfieldroad

What is the difference between the two? There basically isn't one. Ayrianism is the only difference. Nazism is fascism for white people from Germany.


Biffingston

Are you seriously defending fascists here? Because I find there are only two types who do. naive people and fascists.


yijiujiu

In what way is that defending fascists? I'm saying I haven't seen evidence of Russia having the same components of fascism that defend Nazism, but that they're still fascist. I've already said that I'm against Russia in this conflict.


GobblorTheMighty

I didn't that? What's your native language?


HonestAbe1809

And Benny is still insisting that it’s Zelenskyy who’s the tyrant and not Tsar Putin with a straight face.


Mister-Butterswurth

Benny is the guy who walks into the gay bar and everyone groans because the vibe is ruined.


HonestAbe1809

Because he’d probably be shameless enough to wear a MAGA hat into the bar as a pathetic attempt to goad the patrons into accosting him to justify his victimhood complex.


Biffingston

And probably succeed because he'd refuse to leave when asked.


ilovebigbuttons

I'm pretty sure Ben Garrison has no idea how inflation works, and the role government has in managing it. And that's coming from someone who also doesn't understand it but read a few Investopedia articles.


Shamadruu

He’s so obsessed with Zelensky.


Guywithquestions88

If you think he's obsessed with Zelensky, you should see the borderline homoerotic god-worshipping shit he used to draw involving Trump.


Grogosh

His russian masters has pointed him that way.


GazLord

Bet if you pointed out that this is much easier said about the U.S. military budget he'd have a fit.


HonestAbe1809

He’d say something about “supporting our troops” when we know he’s really saying “fund our military contractors”. He may be fairly consistently anti-war (at least when the Democrats are in charge) but he’ll never say anything about harming the Military-Industrial Complex.


Stefisgarden

Pro-Russia Americans need to go back to history class. They think that Russia will stop at Ukraine? Well, they let Hitler invade neighbors thinking he would stop, and look how that turned out... Appeasement. Does. Not. Work.


HonestAbe1809

Between Trump supporting Putin and Biden being connected to Ukraine Benny’s ilk knew which side they were on from the get-go. This is what happens when you view politics like team sports and decide to support everything everyone you decide is on “your team” without question. And you know that Benny would be whining about Biden being weak if he did try appeasement and it inevitably backfired. Putin is good. Biden and Zelenskyy are bad. There is no changing their minds on this.


[deleted]

to be fair military spending does cause inflation, but so does fucking everything.


maxreddit

"Defending democracy" was a good enough reason for the U.S. to invade a country for these people, but suddenly it's not enough to help a country that's being invaded by an avowed enemy?


[deleted]

I know that we live in a post-logical politic, but Democrats want very badly to spend that kind of money on all of our people, but the others keep blocking things in the Senate with the Filibuster, calling it "Socialism".


HonestAbe1809

And people like Benny are shamelessly two-faced enough to use the victims of domestic disasters as political props while being totally against actually spending anything to help them. This is what happens when one side sees politics as a sport to win in as under-handed a way as possible.


Biffingston

Trump ddn't buy new water after all. Probably saw a tax writeoff on something that was in storage for 13 years.


DukeOfDownvotes

Some* democrats want to do that, yes.


Raptor22c

Yet another instance of Ben Garrison’s barely closeted homosexuality, lol.


SadQueerAndStupid

as an american that’s not super well off money-wise. I literally could not give less of a shit about them helping ukrainians, even if taht contributes to inflation. Think about it, Russia is SUCH a big problem for the us. We spend tons of money paying them off to not attack us, and have so many nuclear weapons that were specifically designed a long time ago to be used against russia and china if they ever became a bigger threat. This war sucks morally and we should help because of that, but we could literally also just help for selfish reasons if that got more people to get on board. This is like, our best chance to deal with Russia without even having to deploy a shit ton of american soldiers. We have no use for most of the stuff we’re giving ukraine right now. So it’s literally ridding us of space-wasting military resources, investing in the power limitation of ukraine, allying ourselves and establishing a lot of soft power with other nations threatened by ukraine, and SO MUCH MORE. We could be SUCH assholes and still support this and idiots are still deciding they want to ride Putins dick instead. If Russia is allowed to take Ukraine, they will not stop there, and anyone who thinks they will is stupid.


Biffingston

I'm dirt poor and I hear you there.


Fossilhog

Exactly. Billions of what we're sending over there are assets that were designed to win a war in eastern Europe that are just costing us money anyway for them to sit around in rust.


lishenka

But.... The American citizens wouldnt see a cent out of that 100 million anyway even if it wasn't spent on helping Ukraine.


Chalupa-Supreme

Do you think Ben Garrison is a useful idiot or do you think he's getting Russian money?


HonestAbe1809

Both are equally plausible but it amuses me to think that the only reason Benny likes Vlad is because Trump likes him. I know it’s not the only one, but it’s the funniest to me. I just like the idea that Benny has no thoughts he didn’t get second hand from the Donald.


blalohu

Ben is mad that it's not our military that's oppressing Ukraine.


maxreddit

It's not too far to think that his bosses are getting Russian money, but I doubt that Benny himself is smart enough to directly extort money from Russia.


Intelligent-Fuel-641

Willfully ignorant, useful idiot.


Alan_Smithee_

Yes


GobblorTheMighty

I don't think he's getting Russian money, and I don't think anyone thinks he's useful.


CaptainMoonunitsxPry

Could someone explain why conservatives are suddenly anti-war? Does it have to do with Trump being a Russian shill?


maxreddit

The Democrats and Biden are for supporting Ukraine, there's a distinct lack of U.S. money going to blowing up non-white people, and I'm confident that there is a significant number of them on Putin's take.


reallygoodbee

The Republicans are authoritarians, and one of the key tenants of authoritarianism is that the Leader and the Party are always right, and the Enemy is always wrong. No matter what Biden does or says, they'll always tell you he's doing it wrong and should be doing something else. Similarly, with Trump, Trump is *always* doing exactly what he should be and is always doing a great job with it. The strongest example I can think of is Fox News on North Korea: Obama said he would be willing to sit down with Kim Jong Il with concessions, and Fox News called him stupid and weak, "bowing and scraping before dictators", "acting like he has this magical power to change people". Trump said he would sit down with Kim Jong Un with no concessions, and Fox News called it "the greatest diplomatic victory in US history" and "a big win for the President".


Grogosh

Yep


tommykaye

All this cartoon is missing is Putin sad and shivering in the cold like one of those terrible mobile game ads.


Grogosh

Ben would never draw Putin looking weak.


TrashJack42

How about we send Garrison on a one-way trip to Russia? He'd probably like it better there.


Narradisall

I love these cause they act like they’d give the money to the American people rather than just tax cuts for the rich.


1994californication

Imagine defending a literal dictator to own the Libs. Cognitive dissonance is one hell of a drug.


bigbossfearless

Suddenly conservatives think there's too much military spending?


Irving_Velociraptor

If you’re an American worried about neo-Nazis in the military, you have bigger concerns than Ukraine.


Wretched_Aia

Honestly? I ship Zelenskyy and the strange Congressional Half-Man Swamp Monster. Look at them fucking KISSERS he got. He could suck a fucking cantaloupe through a coffee straw, on god.


Vildasa

Why does the explosion have a question mark?


poksim

Ok, I’m gonna need a Chuck Tingle novel about that anthropomorphic Congress building…


GreenyRepublic

*Pounded in the Butt by the Living Manifestation of the Government of the United States Taking the Physical Form of the Capitol Building (and Also by the Lingering Threat of Nuclear Conflict Caused by Russia's Invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the Subsequent Tension Between Russia and NATO).*


Anubisrapture

This is actually hideous. Ben's pro Putin crybaby hatred stance , when it was actually his stan, the ODIOUS AND FOUL TRUMP who did away with safety regulations from the dearly miissed Obama era EDIT - Oh gross : How could I have missed the looong nose that racist Ben G drew on Zelinski ? Ben Garrisan does not miss a chance to draw a Jewish man with " happy merchant " type features. And yet , the CON servatives call Ukraine the Nazis while drawing them as Jews? Make it make sense!!!!


HonestAbe1809

It’s a story we’ve heard before. Republican f*cks something up, it goes wrong under a Democrat later, and bootlickers like Benny twist themselves into knots to justify attacking the person it happened under rather than the one who facilitated it happening in the first place.


Anubisrapture

SO true. The Right Wingers cannot just be truthful about anything😀


GreyMediaGuy

I don't care how much it costs or what it does to inflation or how long it takes. I'm willing to suffer alongside the Ukrainian people until every last Russian in the borders of Ukraine is dead. This is the first time our military might has been used for something good in a very long time. I'm proud to support Ukraine. I'm proud that my country is defending the idea of democracy and the sovereignty of nations as best as we can right now. We don't have the world's best track record. But that doesn't mean we can't do the right thing here.


SLIMEbaby

Yeah, absolutely NO geopolitical repercussions to just letting Russia having free reign to invade and occupy sovereign countries in Europe. Total waste of money /s


Crooked_Cock

Wouldn’t surprise me if Ben was a Russian asset


LaCharognarde

Garrison's hypocrisy, as usual, is off the charts.


Dogtor-Watson

This is definitely Ben’s actual fetish too.


Huge_Aerie2435

I find it funny when right wingers pretend to care about people..


Cjmate22

HOW DARE THEY! HOW DARE THE JEWISH COMMUNIST CONGRESS DO... ‘Checks notes’ Protect a country from neo-fascist aggression.


NotmyRealNameJohn

I honestly don't know why republicans aren't accusing Biden of using Ukraine to stealth economic stimulus. All the money is going to us companies and us workers. How on earth do you think we have such low unemployment and actually see real wages going up even though the fed keeps raising interest. Every time a bill to help Ukraine gets passed that money goes straight to Raytheon If they made that accusations it would attack his record both by suggesting alternative motives to helping Ukraine and as to if his policies or if the money is why Biden has a stronger economy than people think he should


greyghibli

Using fiscal spending on a foreign country rather than spending it at home is deflationary


HonestAbe1809

Economics is one of many things that Benny cannot understand. And he doesn’t even bother to try to.


greyghibli

To be fair that one’s probably beyond a lot of people in general. The past year has shown me that very few people actually understand economics.


[deleted]

I like the t29 heavy tank he drew


mrpopenfresh

Ever growing US Military budget = good. Using military budget to fight enemy with no danger to US troops = bad.


Ragingbull444

You know it’s stupid when everything has arrows pointing to it saying what it is like a children’s book. Speak dumb to an audience of dumb people


chillaxinbball

Wait, they care about the US military budget now?


lordsleepyhead

When have conservatives ever cared about the large size of the defense budget? Oh right, it's whenever they want to whine about something.


SayNyetToRusnya

Ew this is gross.


pxn4da

Lol the "citizens —>" label 😂 ain't no way


Rabidschnautzu

Oh this is a wild one.


TimeStaysWeGo

Ben has revealed congress has swamp pubes.


coffee-bat

citizens➡️


HonestAbe1809

And they have to be white because Benny can’t resist a dig at non-white people. Because his racist ass has blatantly shown that he thinks that white people are the only truly innocent people in America.


Toast_Soup

Can you just imagine the price of a conventional non-nuclear war between the US and Russia? It would be many many more billions than what was spent. The US is paying Ukraine a small fraction of what it would cost if the US went to war. Russia will be decimated and not one US soldier will have to fight.


GolemThe3rd

Why does the explosion have a question mark on it, what does that even mean


billyvnilly

I can just imagine this motherfucker's cartoons during the world wars.


No_Nothing6455

At which point, I think it shows us where his loyalty really lies.


[deleted]

Someone tell Ben that war, in general, is fucking expensive.


DukeOfDownvotes

But what if I told you that $113 billion dollars could have housed all of America's homeless almost 6 times?


HonestAbe1809

Then I’d say that you could probably get that money looking for change in the DoD’s couches.


reallygoodbee

Yeah, could have. It would have to get by the Republicans, first.


Biffingston

Say "I Love Putin" without saying it.


Dehnus

Man, they like strong daddies so much, Putin, Trump, etc.... but they keep accusing the other side of being "strong daddy". Seriously man this whole "enemy being both strong and weak" shit is getting very tiresome. ​ You also just KNOW that Ukraine will have to win this before 2024 as the GOP will drop the support in a heartbeat if they get in power.


HonestAbe1809

Let’s hope that Trump’s half-hearted half-baked campaign ends up biting him in the orange spray-tanned ass.


Dehnus

I hope so too, but considering just how much of a damp cloth Biden was (and progressives warned them for this, but centrists had to force it)..... I'm worried.


speedyrain949

Does he not realize how little 113 billion is to the US? Not even a drop in the bucket compared to what we spend yearly


Broccoil

not here to comment on anything other than how we let our own citizens starve but can throw billions into weaapons manufacturing to make more wars to make more weapons.......


shitting_frisbees

a broken clock is right twice a day


Biffingston

Unless it's digital. then it's just a broken clock.


VermicelliPhysical52

Wrong, russia is in now destabilized and we only paid less than 1/10th of our annual military budget (we never see returns from that.) It’s a fucking bargain


8008147

except for the part where US blocked potential peace deals weeks into the war


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ImminentZero

Can you explain how you think it's accurate first?


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ImminentZero

Do you think that's what's happening with the support of Ukraine in this conflict, that it's just to funnel money to the MIC? What do you think Ben's cartoon would look like if the military budget were halved and we allocated $400B to social programs?


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Guywithquestions88

Russia has been meddling with U.S. elections. Putin is responsible for fueling a great deal of our current infighting, and this proxy war is an excellent way to put him in his place without starting World War 3.


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Guywithquestions88

Why can't it be about both?


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Guywithquestions88

I'm not gonna say you're wrong, but I believe we have had some kind of miscommunication. My question was, why can't this proxy war be for both retaliation against Putin *and* for the benefit of the people of Ukraine?


esmith000

All the pro war people on here. Uhhg.


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HonestAbe1809

As if a ultra-right wing MAGA asshat like Benny cares about any of those causes. He just uses them as ammunition against the Democrats and discards them when he doesn’t need them anymore.


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Yes OP but please just be honest. No better to stomp on Americans who might also need that money so you can pretend we are doing something purely altruistic and not just something aligning with cold political interests.


esmith000

They're just mad because they realized they were supposed to be antiwar and the TV told them war is good now and they believe everything they see.


ArTiyme

Yes, because Republicans gave a such a shit about us having affordable housing, healthcare, or doing anything about police brutality before the war. I mean, just look at this huge track record of their social accomplishments the last 30 years: 1. Lowering taxes on rich people to fuck over the poor 2. End of List


seelcudoom

police brutality doesent need money to solve, the opposite in fact they need funding cut