Thank you, Glen and Frank. Seeing the image, and whether authoritarian or not, I couldn't help but relate. There have probably (right or wrong) been a number of times in the last month where the very same narrative ran through my mind while in line for coffee or groceries or whatever. I appreciate that the comic said nothing of vaccination, whether those in the crowd were or were not. I guess I read the comic as being an individual's feelings "in the moment", regardless of whether the causes are low-blood sugar or post-lockdown social anxiety or the sense that there is a breach of social contract or ...
What I like about the comic is that it could be a great way to poll the country (a'la one of those New Yorker comic contests we sometimes talk about on vFriam). We could produce a second comic with a person without a mask surrounded by masked individuals. Then with thought bubbles cleared, hand both images to people and ask them to fill in the bubbles for both comics. I can imagine that collecting the comics at the end would give a richer picture of the kinds of thoughts and feelings people actually have than the strangely averaged forms I often receive.
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