Isn’t world peace something to strive for, rather than solve? I mean, the meaning is clear, I’m a non-native speaker so this just seems wrong to me but that may just be me. Solve world hunger, sure. Solve the psychosocial stress environment we’re all trapped in, why not. Solve bigotry and racism, awesome. Solve world peace, wait what?
I think it’s in the sense that you “solve” a rubik’s cube. Yes, you solve problems, but you also solve puzzles. World peace is a puzzle – an enigma, even – and she intends to solve it.
It’s not actually an enigma. The source of the problem is the one thing idealists refuse to acknowledge. Humans, indeed all life on earth, are geared to use their environment to advantage. Thus humans do what nature designed humans to do best…Game the System. Socialism will never work because any system devised by Humans can be defeated by Humans. The same goes for Capitalism, but it, if properly guided, it can fail safely, that is jobs may be lost but not lives.
Ah, but it is an enigma. You have indeed identified the source of the problem – humans, and specifically, human nature – but you have not given any kind of solution to the problem. The enigma is how you get ALL of humanity to go against their very nature and live in complete harmony with one another.
Like most bureaucratic agencies, they set out to help people (of whatever variety) without much thought of what the people would think was needed to help.
Hey, Skin-Horse,
Why’re you leaving in such a hurry,
If only now it’s all you feared?
There’s a whole lot more than us than screwing up our work.
Our helping new-made life to be.
The answer’s between your ears.
You’ve got to stop and help the people.
You’ve got to figure out your message every day.
You must have found the way to Lovetron is a tough and troubled road,
If you won’t stop and help the people along the way.
Before you came to work at Skin-Horse in this building,
Did you have some kind of home family?
Did you tell yourself you find yourself quite pretty?
Did you take your clients to your heart and treat them tenderly?
You’ve got to stop and help the people.
You’ve got to figure out your message every day.
You must have found the way to Lovetron is a tough and troubled road,
If you won’t stop and help the people along the way.
Did you ever have a battle in the forest?
Punching out some Anasigmas as you please.
Well, you can do that and achieve up to eleven
You are throwing out the choice our squad
On advice of fighting bees.
You’ve got to stop and help the people.
You’ve got to figure out your message every day.
You must have found the way to Lovetron is a tough and troubled road,
If you won’t stop and help the people along the way.
—from “Stop and Smell the Roses,” written by Mac Davis and Carl “Doc” Severinsen, sung by Mac Davis.
They helped but they screwed up a lot. And often they accomplished squat. Though there’s work to be done, they’re off for some fun, in their Lovetron-ship flying space yacht.
I feel ya, Sweetheart. I feel ya.
Sweetheart’s word balloon got grabbed by the tail!
I WANNA SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!
..oh, darn.
yeah, darn. Unity always interrupting
Oh Sweetheart, if only you hadn’t been under the Man’s thumb, ate all the bad guys and had makeovers, the world would know peace.
Now you know and knowing is half the battle.
Ate the mans thumb??….and gave the bad guys makeovers???
Well, those actions might have helped, actually.
I love this so much!
Did Sweetheart already forget the mirror world?
Isn’t world peace something to strive for, rather than solve? I mean, the meaning is clear, I’m a non-native speaker so this just seems wrong to me but that may just be me. Solve world hunger, sure. Solve the psychosocial stress environment we’re all trapped in, why not. Solve bigotry and racism, awesome. Solve world peace, wait what?
probably meant in the mathematical sense: “solve for x.”
as in, “we will find what the answer is.”
I think it’s in the sense that you “solve” a rubik’s cube. Yes, you solve problems, but you also solve puzzles. World peace is a puzzle – an enigma, even – and she intends to solve it.
I truly enjoyed the “X Files” episode (“Je Souhaite”) where Mulder asked the genie for Peace On Earth.
And Johnny Cash never stopped wearing black.
It’s not actually an enigma. The source of the problem is the one thing idealists refuse to acknowledge. Humans, indeed all life on earth, are geared to use their environment to advantage. Thus humans do what nature designed humans to do best…Game the System. Socialism will never work because any system devised by Humans can be defeated by Humans. The same goes for Capitalism, but it, if properly guided, it can fail safely, that is jobs may be lost but not lives.
I think trying to “guide” capitalism, is like herding cats.
They will pretty much make their own way, and be fine.
Kant made his entire work toward achieving world peace through a system than cannot be cheated. His little final book is quite accessible to read…
Ah, but it is an enigma. You have indeed identified the source of the problem – humans, and specifically, human nature – but you have not given any kind of solution to the problem. The enigma is how you get ALL of humanity to go against their very nature and live in complete harmony with one another.
Like most bureaucratic agencies, they set out to help people (of whatever variety) without much thought of what the people would think was needed to help.
Alright. I’m willing to forgo world peace if I can just keep seeing Tigerlilly in that sequin dress.
Fiat iustitia et pereat mundi.
Sweetheart is finally embracing the perks of being on top of the bureacracy.
Shoutout to Andrew in the WP today!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/comics/2022/06/03/popeye-strip-randy-milholland/
To be serious about ‘solving world peace’, this is a start.
“Never at War: Why Democracies Will Not Fight One Another”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_at_War
Hey, Skin-Horse,
Why’re you leaving in such a hurry,
If only now it’s all you feared?
There’s a whole lot more than us than screwing up our work.
Our helping new-made life to be.
The answer’s between your ears.
You’ve got to stop and help the people.
You’ve got to figure out your message every day.
You must have found the way to Lovetron is a tough and troubled road,
If you won’t stop and help the people along the way.
Before you came to work at Skin-Horse in this building,
Did you have some kind of home family?
Did you tell yourself you find yourself quite pretty?
Did you take your clients to your heart and treat them tenderly?
You’ve got to stop and help the people.
You’ve got to figure out your message every day.
You must have found the way to Lovetron is a tough and troubled road,
If you won’t stop and help the people along the way.
Did you ever have a battle in the forest?
Punching out some Anasigmas as you please.
Well, you can do that and achieve up to eleven
You are throwing out the choice our squad
On advice of fighting bees.
You’ve got to stop and help the people.
You’ve got to figure out your message every day.
You must have found the way to Lovetron is a tough and troubled road,
If you won’t stop and help the people along the way.
—from “Stop and Smell the Roses,” written by Mac Davis and Carl “Doc” Severinsen, sung by Mac Davis.
Getting some Cat and Girl vibes from this one. It’s a good thing.
Ask four people for an opinion, get six different answers. Yep, sounds about right.
They helped but they screwed up a lot. And often they accomplished squat. Though there’s work to be done, they’re off for some fun, in their Lovetron-ship flying space yacht.
That first panel would make a nice t-shirt
Turns out the hardest part of keeping the peace isn’t just controlling *your* impulses.
It’s controlling *everyone’s* impulses.