[0629] The West Identity: Episode 1, Page 7
└ posted on Thursday, 30 October 2014, by Novil
- Sandrine West: I’m innocent!
- Williams Cloud: Ha! You can tell that to your grandma!
- Sandrine West: Maybe I’ll do just that!
- Williams Cloud: You wouldn’t dare!
- Grandma: What’s the matter, dear?
- Sandrine West: I’m innocent! Yet these two are employing cruel interrogation methods that are incompatible with the principles of a modern state under the rule of law!
- Williams Cloud: But we’re C.I.A. agents, we’re allowed to do that!
- Grandma: Not in my house!
- Dr. Larisa Kropotkin: We may have lost this battle, Williams, but we’ll win the war on freedom!
No matter what sort of authority you are…
…There are some authorities that you can never beat.
And grannies are pretty much at the top of that list.
Why can I imagine Sandra’s grandmother being a double agent?
“War _on_ freedom”?
Accurate, yet disturbing.
Well , I didn’t see THAT coming.
Can you imagine the world conflicts are all resolved by calling their respective grandma?
Adolf H: “I’m going to invade Poland!”
Poland: “GRANDMAAAAAA!!”
Grandma Europe: “Yes dear?”
Poland: “Adolf and his German army want to invade me!”
Grandma Europe: “Oh my, now Adolf, what I told you about invading other country?”
Adolf H: “Yes grandma.”
Grandma Europe: “Now drop that army!”
Adolf H: “Yes grandma.”
Grandma Europe: “And one more thing.”
Adolf H: “Yes grandma. I’m sorry Poland for trying to invade you with my army.”
Grandma Europe: “Good. Now who want cookies?”
is Sandrine wearing a Homestar Runner T? because that would be great! 🙂
Wait does this mean the endo the the west identity???? NOOOOOOO!!!! Please powree if this is the end don’t make us wait too long for the next episode.
By the way I love how Larissa landed
showler wrote:
Good to see I wasn’t the only one who caught that.
And thought that as well. 🙁
Haven’t laughed at a Sandra and Woo comic this hard in a while. Well done 😛
Later…
Dr. Larisa Kropotkin: Right, that’s the sonic weapon set up. The detachable speakers should make this especially devastating. And it worked on General Noriega, right?
Williams Cloud: Right! Here’s the loud mix CD. You did bring plenty of batteries, right!
Dr. Larisa Kropotkin: Right! Let’s fire the first salvo! Press play.
Shortly…
Williams Cloud: THE STATE NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST INTERNAL ENEMIES!
Neighbour: AND I NEED TO BE ABLE TO GET UP IN THE MORNING!!
Dr. Larisa Kropotkin: Huh. Come on – we have no time for someone who rises and… tries to sleep under the blanket of the protection we provide, and then questions the manner in which we provide it! 🙁
>:=)>
@ AckAckAck:
Huh. Never imagined the reason for blitzkrieg was to win the war before Poland could call his/her grandma…
Rex Vivat wrote:
But now that you have…it makes perfect sense!
Unfortunately, what Europe actually told Germany was a bit different.
Re: “appeasement”
Grandmothers. Solving issues with cookies since… God knows when
Is it strange that the funniest thing I find about this is the fact that Larissa is actually Russian?
@ Butt_Bag:
Now that I think about it.. *Plot twist*
@ Vorlonagent:
In fairness to Europe, they had *just* finished WWI, which was pretty amazingly awful, even though today it gets overshadowed by WWII. No big surprise they were slow to embrace the sequel.
I wonder if Sandrine’s(Sandra’s) grandpa is going to do more prank calls. *Mischievous Snickers*
The ultimate weapon X)
I wonder… How did they get to Sandra’s grandparents farm from the (blind guess)school gym so quickly?? Maybe they used one of Dr. Larisa Krotpotkin’s DoomsDay Devices…
Could someone please explain this plotline to me? I’ve been confused for the last 7 or so releases. It’s probably just me being an idiot, but if someone could explain it that’d be great.
I’m fairly new to the comic series. I get that it’s supposed to be an alternate-personality thing but could someone still explain it? Also what’s funny about the phrase “win the war on freedom”? Sorry if I’m asking stupid questions…I’m just new to this haha
Obviously just kids playing “spy” games, but using “modern” (and recently used, for real) methods.
Whatever happened to the old days, where the kids would tie up their prisoner and “interrogate” him with a merciless tickling until he “confessed” and the adults would just turn a blind eye so long as nobody was being actually hurt?
Right after you cure Ebola of course.
To be honest I have heard most people are recovering from it.
Still keep dreaming CIA keep dreaming.
To All those areas in conflict right now: SEND IN THE GRANNIES!
showler wrote:
Yes, VERY.
@ Switch Master:
If they get modern medical treatment, the chance to survive is rather high, that is correct.
Of course that doesn’t do the people in Africa much good.
Butt_Bag wrote:
And Cloud is a freedom figther.
That’s the joke.
@ boar:
You make a good point. Let’s hope that they find some kind of vaccine and end this.
Grandma : The ultimate WMD.
Xezlec wrote:
One could simplify it to, and even be at least partially right about it, this:
WWI occured because everyone wanted the war.
WWII occured because no one wanted the war. (Well, except for the entranced Germany.)
Orlah Ehontas wrote:
Same here, same here…
The meaning of the War on Freedom is contained in the Freedom From Information Act.
@ John H:
[i]Before I drink a tall glass of melonade, I like to eat 147 Fluffy-Puffed Marshmallows. Seriously guys, they’re the best.[/i]
I wonder if this is the same grandma as the one who did the graffiti stunt pretty early in this comic. This grandma and the graffiti grandma does look a bit different. If so, then Sandra has two awesome grandmas.
@ SoleSurvivor: “the war on freedom” is normally billed as “the war for freedom” but the measures the various intelligence agencies use to ‘save’ our freedom actually destroys it.
Vorlonagent wrote:
The appeasement was earlier, when Germany invaded Poland Mr. Chamberlain wrote Mr. Hitler a stiff note; two days later the UK declared war.
SoleSurvivor wrote:
“War on freedom” is basically a statement that they’re fighting AGAINST freedom, not for it.
In truth, it’s not so hilarious as an indication of the author’s idea of how the CIA in particular (and the US government in general) operates. Thankfully, our government does not operate near as stupidly as the author lets on (particularly the agencies whose secrecy protects lives). In fact, some agencies (the CIA among them) would enjoy people (including their enemies) thinking they run this way.
There are basically two views on the government at the moment. One view is the government is wrong is needs to be replaced with a bigger, more powerful, and more intrusive one (the liberal view) and the other is the the view that the government is ALREADY too big and too intrusive, and needs to be trimmed to allow more personal freedoms (the conservative view). It should be noted that the vast majority of our founding fathers would fit right in with the conservatives.
ok thanks. but how does dodgeball tie into this? (episode 1)
“Well; if firefighters fight fires and crime fighters fight crime, what do freedom fighters fight? They don’t mention that part, do they?” – George Carlin
Valkeiper2012 wrote:
Then why are the so-called “conservatives” so draconian when it comes to intruding on women’s reproductive rights and the right of non-Republicans to vote? Their idea of “small” government seems to be to shrink it small enough to fit into a woman’s uterus and just powerful enough to keep non-conservatives away from the voting booth.
@ SoleSurvivor:
Author hates America and is attacking the US’ use of spying activities to spy on civilians and governments worldwide.
The fact this arc has gone on for so many strips makes me believe they may have been spied on by the Americans. They seem really upset by the US.
reynard61 wrote:
The Yank founding fathers were made up of privileged, male, wealthy, slave owners. They are the ones who implemented the laws that required voters to own land, be male, and white. They fit the same bill as modern conservatives, but Americans for some reason, remember them as glorious heroes to man. Americans should be ashamed of their founding fathers, not idolise them. If you are a true liberal, you should not identify with the original leaders of America.
Bree wrote:
Never underestimate a Granny. 😀
So, now I really want to know… is that Sandy’s actual Grandma?
Because so far, this arc looked like a metaphor or a dream. It’d be fun if Sandy’s Gran joined her and her friends in a game of make-believe. ^^
Ahhh, it’s so nice to be commenting on my Kindle Fire again.
Also is this the end of the arc? Sad to see it go.
Well, I didn’t see that one coming. Nobody did.
If anyone did, their arcane powers are not to be trifled with.
@ Nguyen:
You do realize that Doonesbury does the same thing and it’s, like, 35 years old… right?
Nguyen wrote:
Um, a bit extreme are we? I’m American and when I saw this, all I did was laugh. It’s nice to poke fun at us (or US, as it were) from time to time.
reynard61 wrote:
Your view of the issue is…a little bit biased. It is true, conservative politicians have TERRIBLE PR for things such as that. What you don’t know is that liberal politicians are just as bad; they’re just better at hiding it.
I call myself Conservative. Yet I can tell you, I am not draconian, I am not introding on women’s reproductive rights, and while I’m a Republican overall, I mostly vote for the person I think is best suited for the job.
What you’re dealing with is a vocal minority. The Conservative politicians who you hear about as promoting that sort of thing are NOT, I repeat, NOT the majority of conservatives. Certainly not among the common people, and probably not even among politicians. You hear about them the most. Because they have the loudest voice. Yet their voice is just theirs: a voice, not representing the views of the whole party.