Wisdom of the Ages

(we should be able to fit in a couple more panels, right?)

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2020s: we need to redefine genocide
2000s: This Shock and Awe operation will defeat terror!

2010s: Increasing scarcity increases wealth!

2020s: We can't decarbonise without oil!
2000's: Invading them will make the world more peaceful.

2010's: Venture capital will never run out.
2020s: We have to cancel elections to save democracy.
- 2030s: to ensure civility we need to strengthen the police state
What is the 60s panel referencing?
- Vietnam probably.
  
  Most definitely. This was a justification for destroying whole villages that the Viet Cong were using as cover to attack from / move supplies / etc. People in these villages were essentially fucked because either the Viet Cong or the Americans were going to destroy their homes.
- https://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2010/02/it-became-necessary-to-destroy-town-to.html
  
  Thanks.
Life is Hell by Matt Groening
- This makes me feel quite old. They really deserve a second life, though. They hold up really well.
  
  It's also an odd time capsule of what Matt Groening was like as an early indie comic artist.

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