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A complete mainstream history of Standard Oil

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Wheylous Posted: Sun, Oct 2 2011 9:05 PM

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Nielsio replied on Sun, Oct 2 2011 9:33 PM

I like.

I've been waiting for libertarian rage comics.

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Autolykos replied on Mon, Oct 3 2011 10:52 AM

But, you know, being mindless consumers who must buy at the lowest price possible without regard for our future or our friend Randolph...

Translation: "You don't know what's best for you. We do."

Just look at my avatar for my reaction to this.

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Amadeus replied on Mon, Oct 3 2011 1:42 PM

Reddit shit is so unfunny. 

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I just wanted to make this to show the folly of predatory pricing.

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Oh, you made it? It doesn't seem like it's a parody of the mainstream view of Standard Oil...

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How is it not? The mainstream acts like in a market you only have the companies selling whatever they want, with the consumer being completely ignorant and without a spine. I am showing the ridiculousness of this idea. 

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The impression I got was that Jackie Chan was reacting to the dudes saying "We'll take it, Mr. Rockefeller!" In other words, the comic strip sounds completely serious. If I didn't know any better, I wouldn't think of it as a parody at all. For those who really don't know better, I think they'd heartily voice their agreement with its mock-message.

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I also thought it was anti-capitalistic.

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Dang it. It took me like half an hour to make...

Suggestions to improve, then?

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