The Knight Life by Keith Knight for October 22, 2011
October 21, 2011
October 23, 2011
Transcript:
KK: Im home!
KN: Did you hear about the billionaire protest downtown?
KK: I was there til the cops showed up and started beating people!
KN: Really? I cant imagine the rich being brutalized!!
KK: I didnt say they beat the protesters!!
Originally, the (e)scapegoat was burdened with the sins of the people and released into the wilderness to take the sins away. A lamb was then sacrificed. Funny how words change meaning.
The OWS crowd is made of rich and poor alike. Why? They’ve both been handed everything they could ever want at the expense of the working, and are now bored.
BlueRaven about 13 years ago
Scapegoating. It’s a dirty job, but someone has to get picked for it.
lutherg1 about 13 years ago
You have to remember that cops were invented to maintain the status quo. (Although we ALL would be screwed without ’em!)
3hourtour Premium Member about 13 years ago
…a scapegoat was used when they could not find someone to be found guilty of a crime…this is not the case…
Saucy1121 Premium Member about 13 years ago
Originally, the (e)scapegoat was burdened with the sins of the people and released into the wilderness to take the sins away. A lamb was then sacrificed. Funny how words change meaning.
natureboyfig4 Premium Member almost 13 years ago
The OWS crowd is made of rich and poor alike. Why? They’ve both been handed everything they could ever want at the expense of the working, and are now bored.