Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 08, 2010
September 07, 2010
September 09, 2010
Transcript:
B.D.: What's going on, Toggle? What happened at school? Toggle: Class! I... I... Iraqi! Class! Class! B.D.: Okay, slow down, buddy. Take a deep breath. Let's walk this back. Something happened in class? Toggle: S-s-student! Iraqi! Lost it! Lost it! B.D.: Okay, so there was an Iraqi student in your class. And that put you in a state of arousal... Toggle: Wanted... wanted... kill him! B.D.: Yeah, but you didn't, guy - you didn't lose control! Toggle: B-b-because... gun not in truck! Alex... hid!
So GT means to work a psychotic episode into Doonesbury? And with B.D. playing the psychiatrist?
Oh well, as Brewwitch and the rest who deplore Trudeau’s psychobabble would say, it’s just a comic strip. GT would never depict the tragedy of a young man ruined by war. Doesn’t every vet turn into a mature, thoughtful citizen like B.D.?
Those who read the comics to escape from politics and life’s complications will do themselves a favor by avoiding Doonesbury.