Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for May 08, 2009

Justification? We don’t need no Justification!

This should be easy, one of those copy-paste jobs…

I’m sure Wiley would be the first to say that he is only depicting one dishonest business man for comedic purposes and in no way intends to cast aspersions on businessmen in general. Right? RIGHT?? Yeah, right.

BAU.

On the nail, cookiemonster!

Go get ‘em, Wiley.

any wonder “first we kill all the lawyers” is so popular…

Embezzlement! That will be severely crime.

Wiley says: Allegory, people. It’s the essence of satire.

~ “Allegory” the essence of satire. Wiley, where are you marketing this new fragrance line? ;)

Wiley - Most of us recognize and enjoy your Satire, others just look for any excuse to vent. You’re doin good, Wiley. “DAM da Trolls, Full speed ahead!”

Wiley and commentators: Intelligence, like so many other things has a normal distribution (bell-shaped) curve. That means that 84% are average intelligence or below. And sadly average ain’t that swift, they apparently don’t know the meaning of Non Sequitur. You may be taxing their ability with words like “Allegory”, “essence” & “satire”

Bennn- and “cartoon.” I liked the strip.

Bennn- For the most part, I think you are right, although the “average” person should still be able to understand TWO syllable words, such as essence and satire.

The putter looks like a hockey stick. The dude in the chair must be Happy Gilmore.

. Look Miller, you don’t understand Management Motivation. Its basic Behaviorial Management 101.

Overlord Rupert has ordered your immediate reprogramming……Don’t attempt to flee……we are everywhere !!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Sounds just like Okaloosa County.

Business training today requires the ability to spread copious amounts of steaming male bovine fecal matter.

Allegorically we don’t prosecute the lawyers (which is really funny because that decision is made by other lawyers…)

I’m surprised that, even after the cartoonist told you that it wasn’t correct, some people continue to insist that this cartoonn is primarily about businessmen. Although I think in terms of metaphor rather than allegory (tomayto/tomahto), allow me to try and get at the heart of what the cartoon is about.

As I see it, the cartoon is about the Bush administration getting lawyers to write memos justifying waterboarding, which is torture, which is illegal. Wiley’s point is that a legal opinion doesn’t make a crime suddenly okay. (A secondary point is if you ask for a specific legal interpretation, you aren’t getting impartial legal advice.) I suspect Wiley used the metaphor of the businessman because the issues are more clearcut (and less politically fraught) than the issue of torture.

I’m glad to see that Wiley is keeping his satirical blades sharp. I don’t always agree with his point of view, but I always appreciate that he has one.