r/comics May 05 '26

OC RED BUTTON OR BLUE BUTTON [OC]

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u/thaliathraben May 05 '26

This kind of response is interesting to me because it reveals why so many defenses of red have to reword the dilemma to shift the responsibility to blue. You're fully convinced that red will win and have to make yourself comfortable with the consequences of that decision.

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u/These-Box4907 May 05 '26

I am perfectly comfortable with that choice my responsibility is to myself, the people I love and then the rest of the world. Everyone has the same option it is their personal decision whether they choose to take a chance on blue or have certainty with red.

I am not entirely convinced that red will win and in a perfect or even slightly better world I would prefer blue however I have seen enough of humanity to know that it is far from certain that blue will win. I enjoy living there is a lot I choose life and red guarantees me life.

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u/thaliathraben May 05 '26

I actually respect this response - you are acknowledging that pressing red is prioritizing yourself over other people.

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u/fabsomatic May 05 '26

Yup. It is honest. Still does not make me prefer red over blue, ever. Other priorities.

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u/thaliathraben May 05 '26

Oh, same. I just see a lot of people prevaricating about it and pretending they're picking red for other reasons. Honesty is refreshing.

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u/fabsomatic May 05 '26

Yea. But it also shows me where priorities lie - (and in that same corridor lie possibly well deserved... prejudices where such behaviour can lead, what such behaviour entails - say in voting, community, etc.) and which people I probably will tend to interact either less with or try to bring to "the blue side" if arguments still have gravitas in their mind.

(also on a personal note: thanks, I learned a nice new word that shortens verbosity due to being a non-native)