This is one side of Calvin’s character. It is Calvin at his most cynical and his most selfish. The other side of Calvin’s nature was well demonstrated in a Sunday strip reprinted last year in which Calvin told Hobbes that he had been debating whether or not to cheat in a test. He listed reasoning on both sides of the argument. Hobbes asked, “What did you decide?” Calvin replied, “I didn’t. I ran out of time and handed in a blank sheet.” Hobbes then said, “Anyhow, merely acknowledging the issue is a moral victory.” Calvin replied, “Well, it seemed wrong to cheat in an ethics test.”
Collectivism run by the elite summed up in one comic strip.
The “oppressed” masses love to think they can benefit from the utilitarian ethic embrace by marxists and fascists where an elite class will do all for the “common good” of “the state”.
But in the end, they are ground under foot by the elite.
another timeless comic from Bill. I think this comic perfectly sums up the “leopards ate my face” subreddit, or any other group of people who espouse getting ahead by hurting others only to whine when they get hurt the same way.
Means are how we achieve an end. Some ends are obviously good and desirable (such as feeding ourselves, living in houses, clothing ourselves, etc), and obviously justify the means to achieve them (raising crops and animals, making use of timber and metals, manufacturing, etc), so it’s an incorrect oversimplification to say that “the ends don’t justify the means”. What people really mean when they say that is “not ALL means are justified by an end” (for that matter, not all ends are desirable). Someone’s end (obtaining money) doesn’t justify him robbing me or stealing it from me. Someone’s end (living in a house) doesn’t justify stealing my house. But entering into a voluntary agreement to work for someone in exchange for money, or paying off a mortgage to buy a house is obviously justified by the desired end.
BE THIS GUY about 1 month ago
And Hobbes went off to write the next chapter in the history book while Mom hosed Calvin off.
C about 1 month ago
A widely adopted sentiment
codycab about 1 month ago
Sorry Calvin. Every person for themselves. That includes tigers.
markkahler52 about 1 month ago
Calvin, you…uh… considering a career in politics? You’ve got firsthand experience in mudslinging, now….
Bilan about 1 month ago
If you can’t even trust a stuffed tiger, …
snsurone76 about 1 month ago
Calvin thinks too much like Trump!
GeorgeInAZ about 1 month ago
Calvin the contemporary progressive.
enigmamz about 1 month ago
The hitch is that sometimes it’s a cop or a DA doing the arguing about what you did…
luca.debus creator about 1 month ago
To be fair, when I need to do some serious thinking, I find a good roll in the mud works wonders! Oink oink!
hariseldon59 about 1 month ago
It’s a tiger eat boy world.
Scorpio Premium Member about 1 month ago
In a dog-eat-dog world, Calvin, remember that you are one of the dogs that can be eaten.
cracker65 about 1 month ago
Hmmmm, who does that sound like?
Humerus1 about 1 month ago
its four am rn…
Walrus Gumbo Premium Member about 1 month ago
Trumpology 101
Calvinist1966 about 1 month ago
This is one side of Calvin’s character. It is Calvin at his most cynical and his most selfish. The other side of Calvin’s nature was well demonstrated in a Sunday strip reprinted last year in which Calvin told Hobbes that he had been debating whether or not to cheat in a test. He listed reasoning on both sides of the argument. Hobbes asked, “What did you decide?” Calvin replied, “I didn’t. I ran out of time and handed in a blank sheet.” Hobbes then said, “Anyhow, merely acknowledging the issue is a moral victory.” Calvin replied, “Well, it seemed wrong to cheat in an ethics test.”
MayCauseBurns about 1 month ago
It’s not hypocrisy when I do it.
belgarathmth about 1 month ago
Kant’s Categorical Imperative.
nancyb creator about 1 month ago
Calvin grew up and went into politics.
steveh64 about 1 month ago
Rules for thee, not for me.
Link from Twilight Princess about 1 month ago
I love how Calvin just sinks fully into the mud and gets drenched in it.
gantech about 1 month ago
Isn’t he on trial right now…?
Ol' me about 1 month ago
I can’t believe the amount of projection in these comments.
[Traveler] Premium Member about 1 month ago
“It’s a dog eat dog world and I’m wearing Milkbone underwear” Norm Peterson
Just-me about 1 month ago
It’s choices and consequences Calvin. You can’t have it both ways.
flagmichael about 1 month ago
My philosophy is that when our lives reach the end, all that will matter is the journey.
aerotica69 about 1 month ago
Situational Ethics has become the norm.
royq27 about 1 month ago
And this was pre-social media!
uniquename about 1 month ago
Point made, Hobbes.
rshive about 1 month ago
Calvin certainly knows which “side” he’s on.
elvira.alejandro about 1 month ago
So far away from Machiavello. That only works for CEO Lex Luthor
g04922 about 1 month ago
LOL… Hobbes serves up yet another life lesson to Calvin.
Free or Not? Premium Member about 1 month ago
Collectivism run by the elite summed up in one comic strip.
The “oppressed” masses love to think they can benefit from the utilitarian ethic embrace by marxists and fascists where an elite class will do all for the “common good” of “the state”.
But in the end, they are ground under foot by the elite.
mfrasca about 1 month ago
Six year olds tend to have sociopathic tendencies. Most grow out of it.
ladykat about 1 month ago
Good one, Hobbes!
YulanaLow about 1 month ago
Hobbes always knows how to bring Calvin back down to earth; or, in this case, literally into the dirt.
lisaegray about 1 month ago
Is this Trump as a kid?!
yangeldf about 1 month ago
another timeless comic from Bill. I think this comic perfectly sums up the “leopards ate my face” subreddit, or any other group of people who espouse getting ahead by hurting others only to whine when they get hurt the same way.
Robert4170 about 1 month ago
Means are how we achieve an end. Some ends are obviously good and desirable (such as feeding ourselves, living in houses, clothing ourselves, etc), and obviously justify the means to achieve them (raising crops and animals, making use of timber and metals, manufacturing, etc), so it’s an incorrect oversimplification to say that “the ends don’t justify the means”. What people really mean when they say that is “not ALL means are justified by an end” (for that matter, not all ends are desirable). Someone’s end (obtaining money) doesn’t justify him robbing me or stealing it from me. Someone’s end (living in a house) doesn’t justify stealing my house. But entering into a voluntary agreement to work for someone in exchange for money, or paying off a mortgage to buy a house is obviously justified by the desired end.
Steverino Premium Member about 1 month ago
Moral relativism.
Otis Rufus Driftwood about 1 month ago
Like I’ve said before, Watterson was giving us warnings, not instructions.
gnorth22 Premium Member about 1 month ago
Ah, the libertarian credo!
kathleenhicks62 about 1 month ago
Lesson learned?
Sojourner about 1 month ago
I love how well Hobbes delivers object lessons, in this case, the Golden Rule of treating others as one would want to be treated by them.
qmwnebrvt about 1 month ago
It’s like going to Costco…
willie_mctell about 1 month ago
Uberkind
eced52 about 1 month ago
Sounds like our government.
Romena’s guy about 1 month ago
This describes shopping the sales on Black Friday back when every store was closed on Thanksgiving.
Fuzzy Kombu about 1 month ago
Run for the presidency, Calvin?
smsrt about 1 month ago
Solomon, with all of his wisdom, couldn’t have said it any better than these two “dolts.”
john_chubb about 1 month ago
It’s not a successful day in nature if you don’t need to be hosed off before going back inside!
awcoffman about 1 month ago
And to think this was written 30 years ago in 1994.