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* ''[[Bruno the Bandit]]''. More about religion than politics, but the principle is the same. Atheists are pig-headed, verbally abusive, and so [[Straw Vulcan|fanatically devoted to "reason"]] that there is no amount of evidence that would convince them to change their minds, [[Flat Earth Atheist|not even a god making an appearance right in front of their eyes]]. The church is dogmatic, inflexible, and more interested in [[Corrupt Church|hoarding wealth to glorify itself]] than in practicing any of the charity it keeps preaching. Yes, thank heavens for the existence of liberal Catholi... ahem, ''[[Crystal Dragon Jesus|Ailixism]]''!
** Of course, [[Failure Is the Only Option|is anyone at all ever portrayed in a positive light in that webcomic?]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120207160740/http://www.idrewthis.org/d/20070815.html This comic strip] offers a wry comment on the subject.
** It also unintentionally illustrates how the Golden Mean Fallacy is frequently abused by people who are too lazy or cowardly to defend their own ideas. Say, for example, if you can just make everyone think that "their" beliefs are inherently wrong (like, say, [[Deliberately Bad Example|equating an opposing viewpoint to blending kittens]]), you don't have to explain why ''yours'' are right.
* Also parodied in [http://xkcd.com/690/ this] ''[[Xkcd]]'' cartoon. And directly called out in [http://xkcd.com/774/ this] one.
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