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A flowchart on a faint grid. Top box: "Someone has done a thing". An arrow leads to a diamond: "Are they on our side?". Left arrow to a box "Yes", then to a box "It's fine". Right arrow to a box "No", then to a box "BASTARD".

One Flowchart Explains All Politics

A simple flowchart mocks partisan double standards: if someone is on our side, it's fine; if not, they're a bastard. A political joke for the flowchart-and-forum generation.

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A flowchart on a faint grid. Top box: "Someone has done a thing". An arrow leads to a diamond: "Are they on our side?". Left arrow to a box "Yes", then to a box "It's fine". Right arrow to a box "No", then to a box "BASTARD".

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