And there we go with the comic books. Batyuk simply can’t help himself. The most important inventions of all time according to Batyuk.
1. The wheel and axle.
2. The electric lightbulb.
3. The airplane.
4. The clock.
5. P̶r̶i̶n̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ P̶r̶e̶s̶s̶ W̶i̶t̶h̶ M̶o̶v̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ T̶y̶p̶e̶. The comic book.
It makes me wonder how much Batyuk bores people in everyday conversation with his talk about comic books. Does he ask the guy who cuts his lawn if ‘Flash #123’ rearranged his molecules too?
Lillian knew her words about freedom, liberty, and tolerance might have fallen on deaf ears. She had seen the shadows move, the politician standing there, pulling the strings of his mob like puppets. He was just one of many. Politicians who spewed wild nonsense, claiming the government controlled the weather, or that fires were sparked by lasers from space. Absurd, she thought, that anyone with a sane mind could believe such things. Yet, this was the very fuel that stoked the fire of conspiracy theories, the food for those hungry to see evil in even the simplest of things.
Lillian wasn’t naive. She knew she wouldn’t change the world with one speech, not with words alone. The mob’s anger and fear were too deeply rooted, too carefully nurtured by those in power. But maybe, just maybe, she could change one mind. And if that one person changed another, and another, then eventually, perhaps, the tide would turn. Maybe the world could pull itself out of the muck of lies it had been sinking into for decades, maybe even centuries.
That was her hope. Not that everyone would suddenly see the light, but that one person, just one, would open their mind, crack open the door to a new way of thinking. Lillian had long understood that it’s never about changing the masses—it’s about planting the seed. The rest would grow in time.
This would be her legacy, she thought. Not getting everyone to read one book, but sparking the courage in someone to question the narrative they’d been fed. To recognize truth from the tangled mess of lies. It was small, sure. But it was enough.
And if one mind could open, perhaps the world had a chance after all.
“Their minds seemed pretty set and closed to any discussion. Luckily, they were just strawmen who couldn’t articulate any actual position, so we wouldn’t have to consider anything they might have said. It’s okay to be closed-minded if you hold the RIGHT opinions!”
I suspect that the author of that quote was NOT Stanley “Stan Lee” Levey. He frequently used quotes from the wise and famous in his strips. Still, he used his strips to promote wisdom and morality.
wherescrankshaft 12 days ago
Quoting super hero comic books within a discussion of book banning, censorship, and mob violence trivializes the topic.
J.J. O'Malley 12 days ago
Meh. Kevin Smith did “fake Stan Lee quote mining” better in “Mallrats.”
By the way, who’s running Montoni’s right now?
Bill Thompson 12 days ago
There’s nothing like a mug of hot hair cocoa to polish off a story, or whatever this was.
Kitty Queen 12 days ago
Stan Lee was amazing! Loved his cameos in the movies
Blu Bunny 12 days ago
They left because they didn’t want to hear her talking. They will be back! We hope.
top cat james 12 days ago
‘Nuff said! No, really—That’s quite enough.
Gent 12 days ago
“With great powers comes great websponsibility.” — It’s called quoting.
Liam Astle Premium Member 12 days ago
“Shall I refill your cup of hot smugness?”
Daltongang Premium Member 12 days ago
“Jasnah had once defined a fool as a person who ignored information because it disagreed with desired results.”― Brandon Sanderson,
SquidGamerGal 12 days ago
Hold on! Did they ever caught the arsonist?
rockyridge1977 12 days ago
Generation gap!!!!!!!!
kv450 12 days ago
“As long as people continue to believe absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities” … [attributed to Voltaire]
ksu71 12 days ago
Comic books comic books comic books comic books comic books comic books comic books comic books comic books comic books comic books.
lemonbaskt 12 days ago
only mary worth is allowed to use quotes on sundays
Surly Squirrel Premium Member 12 days ago
And there we go with the comic books. Batyuk simply can’t help himself. The most important inventions of all time according to Batyuk.
1. The wheel and axle.
2. The electric lightbulb.
3. The airplane.
4. The clock.
5. P̶r̶i̶n̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ P̶r̶e̶s̶s̶ W̶i̶t̶h̶ M̶o̶v̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ T̶y̶p̶e̶. The comic book.
It makes me wonder how much Batyuk bores people in everyday conversation with his talk about comic books. Does he ask the guy who cuts his lawn if ‘Flash #123’ rearranged his molecules too?
Surly Squirrel Premium Member 12 days ago
Mopey Pete failed his tryout for the Inferior Five.
ncorgbl 12 days ago
conservatives epitomize the closed mind.
raybarb44 12 days ago
Wisdom can come from many people and sources. However, wisdom from the pain will always be remembered……
Crandlemire 12 days ago
Lillian knew her words about freedom, liberty, and tolerance might have fallen on deaf ears. She had seen the shadows move, the politician standing there, pulling the strings of his mob like puppets. He was just one of many. Politicians who spewed wild nonsense, claiming the government controlled the weather, or that fires were sparked by lasers from space. Absurd, she thought, that anyone with a sane mind could believe such things. Yet, this was the very fuel that stoked the fire of conspiracy theories, the food for those hungry to see evil in even the simplest of things.
Lillian wasn’t naive. She knew she wouldn’t change the world with one speech, not with words alone. The mob’s anger and fear were too deeply rooted, too carefully nurtured by those in power. But maybe, just maybe, she could change one mind. And if that one person changed another, and another, then eventually, perhaps, the tide would turn. Maybe the world could pull itself out of the muck of lies it had been sinking into for decades, maybe even centuries.
That was her hope. Not that everyone would suddenly see the light, but that one person, just one, would open their mind, crack open the door to a new way of thinking. Lillian had long understood that it’s never about changing the masses—it’s about planting the seed. The rest would grow in time.
This would be her legacy, she thought. Not getting everyone to read one book, but sparking the courage in someone to question the narrative they’d been fed. To recognize truth from the tangled mess of lies. It was small, sure. But it was enough.
And if one mind could open, perhaps the world had a chance after all.
Brian Perler Premium Member 12 days ago
“Their minds seemed pretty set and closed to any discussion. Luckily, they were just strawmen who couldn’t articulate any actual position, so we wouldn’t have to consider anything they might have said. It’s okay to be closed-minded if you hold the RIGHT opinions!”
garysmigs 12 days ago
on a related subject, true science is never ‘settled’ for a true scientist lives by the creed, “always question!”
MuddyUSA Premium Member 12 days ago
And remember Lillian Cranky had your back…………
tcayer 12 days ago
Here’s a question? Were any of those protestors parents of kids in Les’ class?
B UTTONS 12 days ago
Amen, mopey Pete.
Out of the Past 12 days ago
Uh oh. It’s not going away.
A# 466 12 days ago
Comic quotes as trivial?
Behold: “We have met the enemy — and he is us.”
l.d.bailey 12 days ago
Can we please move on to a different subject?
be ware of eve hill 12 days ago
I read that somewhere in a comic book.
Tom Batiuk – 10/13/2024
Thank you for sharing, TB.
French Persons Premium Member 12 days ago
May heaven protect us from those who dwell in the pantheon of lofty ambition, but clueless execution..
be ware of eve hill 12 days ago
Stan Lee > Socrates
Tom Batiuk – 10/13/2024
John_Nix_KC0KBG 11 days ago
I suspect that the author of that quote was NOT Stanley “Stan Lee” Levey. He frequently used quotes from the wise and famous in his strips. Still, he used his strips to promote wisdom and morality.
dputhoff62 11 days ago
Why not, Tom thinks Stan’s better than Charles Schulz, Bill Watterson, Al Capp, Will Eisner, Neil Gaiman, R. Crumb, Harvey Pekar, and Dave Sim.
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] 10 days ago
“Pass the nuclear test ban treaty——or man will vanish and the insects will inherit the Earth”
SUPERMAN—1962