Let’s momentarily ignore the fact that this is another “hey
guys look at this strawman, I can beat him up because he’s a strawman” comic
and look deeper into this situation.
The first guy to talk (Kevin) is, for the sake of the comic,
an asshole. The guy who replies to him (Jim) is presented as being both morally
right and quick to show it.
So how did they get this far in the conversation while
walking?
Honestly think about it, it’s really weird. It’s not like
Kevin just saw Jim on the street and decided to open with his line, there has
to have been at least some conversation beforehand.
I think Jim and Kevin are actually good friends, and Jim is saying
his line in jest, as a reference to a
past conversation with another, more self aware, friend of theirs.
That still doesn’t give this comic a punchline, but at least
it makes sense now.
[EDIT:] There's a very interesting discussion about this comic right over here that I encourage everyone to check out. It brings up a lot of points in referrence to both speakers.
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