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What they really mean

Comic by Jen Sorensen featuring a lecturer and audience member.

Lecturer: “In conclusion, America must ban immigrants from interior nations and instead celebrate European culture.”

Audience member: “You mean you support a strong social safety net?”

Lecturer: “Er, no.”

Audience member: “Excellent high-speed train systems?”

Lecturer: “No.”

Audience member: “Universal health care?”

Lecturer: “No.”

Audience member: “Liberal democracy?”

Lecturer: “No.”

Audience member: “Respect for science and the Paris Climate Accord?”

Lecturer: “No.”

Audience member: “Generous vacations and paid family leave?”

Lecturer: “No.”

Audience member: “Bicycle-friendly cities like Amsterdam and Copenhagen?”

Lecturer: [Dark cloud over head] “LOOK, I MEAN I LIKE WHITE PEOPLE, OKAY?”

Audience member: “Oh, right.”

This is from a few years back, but it still holds true (and cartoonist Jen Sorensen’s depiction of the lecturer’s “fashy” haircut is spot-on).

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