Panamalt

I like trains . . .

But me only use few word, me no talk lot

"Why don't you ever have anything to say about yourself?"

The problem is the complete and often militant refusal to ever build upon anything, ever

Or, ya know, be given the same basic respect and rights as any other human being. Personal belief lands under the 'don't ask' category, and should never be used as a factor in medical care unless the patient themselves makes a belief-based request.

Which is highly situational and requires the judgment of those trained to make those judgments (aka. child social workers or family therapists), not a blanket policy of requiring invasive and non-medical information from those simply seeking medical care.

In an obviously abusive situation, the abuse is clear enough that it can be addressed in the time it takes to give birth and examine the tiny human. In less obvious abuse cases, the parents can almost certainly make it through the entire visit without raising suspicion, regardless of the information provided (though it might make them easier to identify if the abuse is discovered later). There should be an observation period where nobody gets to go anywhere, but again, that should be limited to only what is medical in nature.

Schools will happily drill the 3 newtonian laws of motion in one ear and out the other in literally every science class. But when it comes to actually teaching understanding, nothing but crickets.

This should be incredibly fucking concerning, and yet it's become about as interesting as dropping a penny in the parking lot, which is honestly even more concerning.

Lot to unpack in that last panel

Wall-E functioned

He was definitely not running windows