The Sorensen Monologues

Experts Explain Why America Voted for Plague

When you substitute “plague” for “Trump,” some oft-repeated post-election analyses become obviously absurd. At this point the whole conversation is starting to feel tedious, and I find myself getting annoyed by simplistic arguments.

The bird thing in the last panel is a plague doctor. When treating the plague in the 17th century, doctors wore a mask in the shape of a giant bird beak filled with aromatic herbs, on the theory that this would enable them to avoid scents that they thought caused the illness. The costume may have shielded them from bodily fluids and thus been useful, if in a slightly different way than they imagined.

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